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Do You Still Dare To Take Taxi or Grab?
- Thread starter AhΜeng
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Taxi or private hire have to be wary of handling cash and cards to and from customers.
Best to wear protective gears such as mask and disposal gloves when handling cash or cards transaction.
For passengers best to wear mask and place a plastic sheet to sit on in the taxi or phv.
Best to wear protective gears such as mask and disposal gloves when handling cash or cards transaction.
For passengers best to wear mask and place a plastic sheet to sit on in the taxi or phv.
Case 64 is a 50-year-old male Singapore Citizen with no recent travel history to China. He is currently warded in an isolation room at the National University Hospital (NUH).
He reported onset of symptoms on Feb 3 and had sought treatment at two GP clinics on Feb 5, Feb 7, Feb 10 and Feb 13.
He was referred to the emergency department at NUH on Feb 13. Subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on Feb 14 morning.
He is a taxi driver and prior to hospital admission, he had been working. He stays at Jurong West St 81.
He reported onset of symptoms on Feb 3 and had sought treatment at two GP clinics on Feb 5, Feb 7, Feb 10 and Feb 13.
He was referred to the emergency department at NUH on Feb 13. Subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on Feb 14 morning.
He is a taxi driver and prior to hospital admission, he had been working. He stays at Jurong West St 81.
Covid-19: Second known case of taxi driver infected with virus
Read more at https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/covid-19-second-known-case-taxi-driver-infected-wuhan-virus
SINGAPORE — A 50 year old Singaporean male is the second taxi driver known to have become infected with Covid-19 here. He had no recent travel history to China, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in a statement on Saturday (Feb 15).
The Jurong West resident reported an onset of symptoms on Feb 3 and sought treatment at two general practitioner (GP) clinics on four occasions - Feb 5, 7, 10 and 13. On his last visit to a GP he was referred to the emergency department at National University Hospital and is currently warded at an isolation room there. The man, who has been classified as Case 64, tested positive for the virus on Feb 14.
He has no links to previous cases. MOH said that it is working with the Ministry of Transport to reach out to all taxi and private hire car drivers on the steps they should take to protect themselves in the course of their work. It added that for the general public, the risk of infection from transient contact, such as on public transport or in public places, is assessed to be low.
The first known case of a taxi driver being infected with the virus was Case 35. The patient was a 64-year-old male Singapore Citizen with no recent travel history to China. He was admitted to Singapore General Hospital on Feb 6. Subsequent test results confirmed the infection on Feb 7 afternoon.
Prior to hospital admission, he worked as a taxi driver and had largely stayed at his home at Henderson Crescent after onset of symptoms, except to visit Redhill Market and a hawker centre at Bukit Merah for meals.
So far, there have also been two known cases of infected private-hire drivers.
One of them was Case 27 who is the 45-year-old husband of a saleswoman at Yong Thai Hong. The saleswoman was among two staff members of the traditional Chinese medicine shop on Cavan Road off Lavender Street, which was one of the first clusters to emerge. The couple's six-month old son and 44-year-old Indonesian domestic helper were also infected.
The second case was Case 37, a 53-year-old male Singapore Citizen with no recent travel history to China. He was admitted to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital on Feb 6, and transferred to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases on Feb 8. Subsequent test results confirmed the infection on Feb 7 afternoon. Before he was warded, he worked as a private hire car driver and stays at Jurong East Street 32.
On Feb 10, the Land Transport Authority said that it would be giving out 300,000 masks to taxi and private-hire drivers. Each driver would be given four masks to use or to offer to passengers who are unwell and do not have a mask when getting a ride to seek medical attention. As part of precautionary measures, drivers have also been asked to take their temperature twice a day since last week.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of the article stated that this was the first known case of a taxi driver infected with Covid-19. This is incorrect. It is the second known case. We are sorry for the error.
Read more at https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/covid-19-second-known-case-taxi-driver-infected-wuhan-virus
SINGAPORE — A 50 year old Singaporean male is the second taxi driver known to have become infected with Covid-19 here. He had no recent travel history to China, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in a statement on Saturday (Feb 15).
The Jurong West resident reported an onset of symptoms on Feb 3 and sought treatment at two general practitioner (GP) clinics on four occasions - Feb 5, 7, 10 and 13. On his last visit to a GP he was referred to the emergency department at National University Hospital and is currently warded at an isolation room there. The man, who has been classified as Case 64, tested positive for the virus on Feb 14.
He has no links to previous cases. MOH said that it is working with the Ministry of Transport to reach out to all taxi and private hire car drivers on the steps they should take to protect themselves in the course of their work. It added that for the general public, the risk of infection from transient contact, such as on public transport or in public places, is assessed to be low.
The first known case of a taxi driver being infected with the virus was Case 35. The patient was a 64-year-old male Singapore Citizen with no recent travel history to China. He was admitted to Singapore General Hospital on Feb 6. Subsequent test results confirmed the infection on Feb 7 afternoon.
Prior to hospital admission, he worked as a taxi driver and had largely stayed at his home at Henderson Crescent after onset of symptoms, except to visit Redhill Market and a hawker centre at Bukit Merah for meals.
So far, there have also been two known cases of infected private-hire drivers.
One of them was Case 27 who is the 45-year-old husband of a saleswoman at Yong Thai Hong. The saleswoman was among two staff members of the traditional Chinese medicine shop on Cavan Road off Lavender Street, which was one of the first clusters to emerge. The couple's six-month old son and 44-year-old Indonesian domestic helper were also infected.
The second case was Case 37, a 53-year-old male Singapore Citizen with no recent travel history to China. He was admitted to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital on Feb 6, and transferred to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases on Feb 8. Subsequent test results confirmed the infection on Feb 7 afternoon. Before he was warded, he worked as a private hire car driver and stays at Jurong East Street 32.
On Feb 10, the Land Transport Authority said that it would be giving out 300,000 masks to taxi and private-hire drivers. Each driver would be given four masks to use or to offer to passengers who are unwell and do not have a mask when getting a ride to seek medical attention. As part of precautionary measures, drivers have also been asked to take their temperature twice a day since last week.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of the article stated that this was the first known case of a taxi driver infected with Covid-19. This is incorrect. It is the second known case. We are sorry for the error.
Why did it take so long from first consult before he was referred to hospital? That's how the infection keeps spreading. Doctors are supposed to be the frontline but it looks like the GPs are just so kiasi to refer potential infected for further investigations.
like that spread to more people in the period before he go isolation in hospital
Not only that but also created so much more work for contact trace teams.
I started to notice from the RWS case that many had gone to see GP once or twice and were never referred for investigation. Given MC, that's it. Then infected went to hospital themselves.
Health minister owes sinkees an explanation.
He doesn't want to flood the hospital with people.
So best is to hold back potential victims at GP level by issuing guidelines before GP can refer.
Fatlity rate is maybe 2%.same as dengue.
it may be so but tio covid more troublesome than dengue
dengue no need isolation, quarantine, absolute disclosure of previous hangout places, etc etc etc
dengue no need to waive your right to privacy, whereas a covider probably have to tell everything
And the consequence is increasing the number infected, thus defeating the purpose of containment. And creating more work for the already stretched contact tracing teams.
It is like scoring a goal against oneself.
Perhaps there is another motive, more people infected means more procurement needed and somebody's buddies stand to benefit.
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