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what about prisons? this "cluster" needs to change its name, for crying out loud.
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MOE tempting fate by not closing schools?
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what about prisons? this "cluster" needs to change its name, for crying out loud.
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what about prisons? this "cluster" needs to change its name, for crying out loud.
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That's a cluster fuck. Bilahari will know what that means. Hey Bila how about contributing some of your wry humor to this forum. Or are you already here? "John Tan" perhaps.
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[QUOTEnayr69sg, post: 3069493, member: 14573"]
I don't think it is so nefarious. Singapore needs the economy to keep going. It is a matter of survival for the country.
Sorry the hard truth is Singapore is at very real risk of collapse. Does it matter anymore to politicians if Singapore collapses?
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I say it again. Sg will never go to war.
If a virus can almost kill off Sg economically, then just a declaration of war will implode the country.
All those hardware is ffor wayang to scam citizens.
I say it again. Sg will never go to war.
If a virus can almost kill off Sg economically, then just a declaration of war will implode the country.
All those hardware is ffor wayang to scam citizens.
[/QUOTE]
That is common knowledge.
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RELAKS
OK WHAT.
MAGGOTS MAGOTTESS SETTING THE CONDITIONS FOR COVID19 TO SPREAD LIKE THE WILD FIRES WE SEEN IN AUSTRALIA
KIDS KENNA AND SEEMS THEY NOT BADLY AFFECTED BUT SOME WILL DIE
THEY BRING HOME COVID AND GIVE TO THEIR PARENTS .
THEY SPREAD TO THEIR MAIDS AND WHEN THEY GO AND PLAY
IN TURN SPREAD TO MAGGOTS MAGGOTESS IN WHITE WITH THEIR KANGAROOS AND POODLES AND PAPER GENERALS
I SEE COVID AS SINGAPORE MAIN HOPE FOR TOTAL FREEDOM
AND LEGIONS OF GHOULS AND DEMONS LAUGHING AND LAUGHING AS THEY WELCOME LHL GCT KEECHIU AND THEIR MAGGOTS MAGGOTESS AND BROWN NOSERS INTO 7TH LEVEL HELL
LET THEM GATHER
MORE KENNA WUHANDED THE MORE LIKELY THAT GET BACK TO MAGGOTS MAGGOTESS IN WHITE AND THEIR ENTIRE FAMILIES
AND THEIR KANGAROOS AND PAPER GENERALS AND CRONIES AND BROWN NOSERS
ALL HUM KAR CHAN
MAGGOTS MAGGOTESS AND THEIR CRONIES AND PAPER GENERALS AND SONS AND DAUGHTERS WILL ALSO DIE
MAY THEY ALL DIE BEFORE US , OR WITH US
AND STINKAPORE WILL BECOME SINGAPORE ONCE AGAIN
SPREAD WIDELY
UNTIL IT GET TO THE MAIDS AND SONS AND DAUGHTERS AND STAFF OF MAGGOTS MAGGOTESS IN WHITE
UNTIL ALL THOSE OLD MAGGOTS MAGGOTESS KENA WUHANDED
AND TOGETHER WITH YOUNG MAGGOTS MAGGOTESS AND ALL IN THE FUCKING PA AND KANGAROOS AND POODLES
WUHAN WILL DELIVER US ALL FROM THE FUCKING MAGGOTS MAGGOTESS IN WHITE FINALLY
MAGGOTS MAGGOTESS KANGAROOS CANNOT FIX WUHAN THE WAY THEY CAN FIX ELECTED PRESIDENT AND OTHER SHIT THINGS THAT THEY CAN FIX
WUHAN WILL FIX THEM INSTEAD
Forward this on your WhatsApp and make this go viral.
Get this onto the handphones of all in Singapore
VOTE OUT ALL THE MAGGOTS AND MAGGOTESS IN WHITE AND TURN STINKAPORE BACK INTO SINGAPORE
OR OUR KIDS END UP BECOMING SECURITY GUARDS TO BE KICKED IN FACE BY CECAs OR PANDA FOOD DELIVERIES OR PICKING UP CARDBOARDS OR SELLING TISSUE PAPER IN HAWKER CENTERS
And why Stinkapore got the GOLD Standard for wuhan control?
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Spread virus spread. Next target schools.
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你说的没错!
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All die best. Because even then the pigvoter parents will still choose pap
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"Holy Shit, This Is Not The Flu": Medical Worker Describes Terrifying Lung Failure From COVID-19... Even In Young Patients
https://www.zerohedge.com/health/ho...s-terrifying-lung-failure-covid-19-even-young
https://www.zerohedge.com/health/ho...s-terrifying-lung-failure-covid-19-even-young
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Children are less affected by the wuhan virus. So why close the schools?
Children less sick from COVID-19, but may still spread the coronavirus: Experts
So far, 29 countries -- including Ireland, China, Italy, Poland and Japan -- have suspended classes
So far, 29 countries -- including Ireland, China, Italy, Poland and Japan -- have suspended classes nationwide, affecting nearly 400 million kids AFP/ISAAC LAWRENCE
14 Mar 2020 11:20AM
(Updated: 14 Mar 2020 03:58PM)
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PARIS: For reasons unknown, children rarely have severe symptoms when infected by COVID-19 and may even be a bit less likely to get the disease in the first place, experts told AFP.
But that doesn't mean infants, toddlers and teens are not carriers for the new coronavirus, which jumped from animals to humans in central China at the end of last year.
As of Friday (Mar 13), there were over 140,000 confirmed cases in 124 countries, with more than 5,000 deaths.
Experts estimate that the true number of infections - many with mild or no symptoms - is far higher.
READ: 'Super-spreaders' - COVID-19 myth or reality?
"We know children get infected with the virus, but they don't appear to get very sick or die," said Justin Lessler, an epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
"What we don't know is how much these asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic kids transmit," he told AFP. "This is key to understanding their role in the epidemic."
In a study from mid-February of 44,000 confirmed cases in and around the city of Wuhan, where the pandemic began, the 10-to-19 age bracket made up one percent of infections and a single death.
Some experts argue that locking children out of the classroom is not worth the social disruption
Some experts argue that locking children out of the classroom is not worth the social disruption caused, and that keeping kids at home may further expose older people to the disease AFP/Raul ARBOLEDA
Patients under 10 comprised less than one percent, with no deaths reported.
"We are still trying to wrap our heads around the deficit of cases among those under 20," said Cecile Viboud, an epidemiologist at the US National Institute of Health's Fogarty International Centre.
There are several theories as to why kids, especially young ones, are less prone to serious symptoms.
"Children see so many illnesses in the first years of life that their immune systems are tuned up and respond nicely to novel infection," commented Sharon Nachman, head of paediatric infectious disease at Stony Brook Children's Hospital in New York state.
Whatever the reason, how easily children transmit the disease despite their relative imperviousness to illness "is directly relevant to the idea of closing schools," according to Viboud.
'FLATTENING THE CURVE'
On Thursday French President Emmanuel Macron said all schools in France - from kindergarten to college - would shut their doors as of Monday, until further notice.
So far, 29 countries - including Ireland, China, Italy, Poland and Japan - have suspended classes nationwide, affecting nearly 400 million kids, according to UNESCO. Another 20 nations having taken partial measures.
READ: Europe now 'epicentre' of COVID-19 pandemic: WHO
Some argue that locking children out of the classroom is not worth the social disruption caused, and that keeping kids at home may further expose older people to the disease.
"It might make the epidemic or the ability to manage the consequences worse," suggested Keith Neal, an emeritus professor of epidemiology and infectious diseases at the University of Nottingham.
It could, for example, result in a reduction in the number of healthcare workers to care for the sick, and "an increase in grandparents delivering childcare - an age group at much greater risk," he told AFP.
Thomas House, a statistician at the University of Manchester, said there are pros and cons.
In a study from mid-February of 44,000 confirmed cases in and around the city of Wuhan, where the
In a study from mid-February of 44,000 confirmed cases in and around the city of Wuhan, where the pandemic began, the 10-to-19 age bracket made up only one percent of infections AFP/JOAQUIN SARMIENTO
"It helps to contain the spread of infection, but it creates a wider problem in society, like missing out on an education," he said.
But most experts come down in favour of shuttering schools in order to slow the disease's progress and distribute the number of critical cases over a longer time period in order to avoid overwhelming critical care units in hospitals, as happened in Wuhan and Italy.
Doctors in both places described war-like triage in which they incubated a patient on the last available respirator knowing that one or more others in equal need was likely to die.
For Nachman, pulling children out of school is "a very reasonable measure."
"We assume that all children will get infection," she said in an interview. "But if they pass it to their parents and household contacts, it will be over a longer period of time."
"Instead of getting a hundred people sick tomorrow, we'll get ten sick for the next ten days, which means less people coming into the hospital all at once."
Children less sick from COVID-19, but may still spread the coronavirus: Experts
So far, 29 countries -- including Ireland, China, Italy, Poland and Japan -- have suspended classes
So far, 29 countries -- including Ireland, China, Italy, Poland and Japan -- have suspended classes nationwide, affecting nearly 400 million kids AFP/ISAAC LAWRENCE
14 Mar 2020 11:20AM
(Updated: 14 Mar 2020 03:58PM)
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PARIS: For reasons unknown, children rarely have severe symptoms when infected by COVID-19 and may even be a bit less likely to get the disease in the first place, experts told AFP.
But that doesn't mean infants, toddlers and teens are not carriers for the new coronavirus, which jumped from animals to humans in central China at the end of last year.
As of Friday (Mar 13), there were over 140,000 confirmed cases in 124 countries, with more than 5,000 deaths.
Experts estimate that the true number of infections - many with mild or no symptoms - is far higher.
READ: 'Super-spreaders' - COVID-19 myth or reality?
"We know children get infected with the virus, but they don't appear to get very sick or die," said Justin Lessler, an epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
"What we don't know is how much these asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic kids transmit," he told AFP. "This is key to understanding their role in the epidemic."
In a study from mid-February of 44,000 confirmed cases in and around the city of Wuhan, where the pandemic began, the 10-to-19 age bracket made up one percent of infections and a single death.
Some experts argue that locking children out of the classroom is not worth the social disruption
Some experts argue that locking children out of the classroom is not worth the social disruption caused, and that keeping kids at home may further expose older people to the disease AFP/Raul ARBOLEDA
Patients under 10 comprised less than one percent, with no deaths reported.
"We are still trying to wrap our heads around the deficit of cases among those under 20," said Cecile Viboud, an epidemiologist at the US National Institute of Health's Fogarty International Centre.
There are several theories as to why kids, especially young ones, are less prone to serious symptoms.
"Children see so many illnesses in the first years of life that their immune systems are tuned up and respond nicely to novel infection," commented Sharon Nachman, head of paediatric infectious disease at Stony Brook Children's Hospital in New York state.
Whatever the reason, how easily children transmit the disease despite their relative imperviousness to illness "is directly relevant to the idea of closing schools," according to Viboud.
'FLATTENING THE CURVE'
On Thursday French President Emmanuel Macron said all schools in France - from kindergarten to college - would shut their doors as of Monday, until further notice.
So far, 29 countries - including Ireland, China, Italy, Poland and Japan - have suspended classes nationwide, affecting nearly 400 million kids, according to UNESCO. Another 20 nations having taken partial measures.
READ: Europe now 'epicentre' of COVID-19 pandemic: WHO
Some argue that locking children out of the classroom is not worth the social disruption caused, and that keeping kids at home may further expose older people to the disease.
"It might make the epidemic or the ability to manage the consequences worse," suggested Keith Neal, an emeritus professor of epidemiology and infectious diseases at the University of Nottingham.
It could, for example, result in a reduction in the number of healthcare workers to care for the sick, and "an increase in grandparents delivering childcare - an age group at much greater risk," he told AFP.
Thomas House, a statistician at the University of Manchester, said there are pros and cons.
In a study from mid-February of 44,000 confirmed cases in and around the city of Wuhan, where the
In a study from mid-February of 44,000 confirmed cases in and around the city of Wuhan, where the pandemic began, the 10-to-19 age bracket made up only one percent of infections AFP/JOAQUIN SARMIENTO
"It helps to contain the spread of infection, but it creates a wider problem in society, like missing out on an education," he said.
But most experts come down in favour of shuttering schools in order to slow the disease's progress and distribute the number of critical cases over a longer time period in order to avoid overwhelming critical care units in hospitals, as happened in Wuhan and Italy.
Doctors in both places described war-like triage in which they incubated a patient on the last available respirator knowing that one or more others in equal need was likely to die.
For Nachman, pulling children out of school is "a very reasonable measure."
"We assume that all children will get infection," she said in an interview. "But if they pass it to their parents and household contacts, it will be over a longer period of time."
"Instead of getting a hundred people sick tomorrow, we'll get ten sick for the next ten days, which means less people coming into the hospital all at once."
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Our schooling system is half-day. To say that closing schools affect most parents are unwarranted. In half-day schooling system, most kids have grandparents, helpers, care centers or take care of themselves in afternoon. Therefore in a shut down, most people can help to watch over in mornings.
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Why do schools need to be closed?
Schools remain safe places for children, additional precautionary measures implemented: Ong Ye Kung
File photo of students in classroom
File photo of students in a classroom. (Photo: TODAY)
22 Mar 2020 11:17PM
(Updated: 22 Mar 2020 11:30PM)
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SINGAPORE: Schools remain safe places for children and many "significant additional precautionary measures" have been implemented to safeguard the entire system, Education Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Sunday (Mar 22).
In a Facebook post a day before schools were due to reopen after the March holidays, Mr Ong said he had received many emails and messages from parents.
“Some asked why not extend the March holidays, especially given the rising numbers of imported cases and impending border closures. Others, including several students, urged (the Ministry of Education) to keep schools open as they would like to go to school,” said Mr Ong, adding that he has personally replied to many queries.
He also went on explain the reasons behind the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) decision to open school on Monday.
“First, science. With the virus being around for several months now, there is body of scientific evidence showing that COVID-19 does not affect the young very much as compared to adults. Parents will be familiar with this concept, as this is the case for other diseases such as chicken pox," the minister wrote.
Mr Ong said that there is no evidence to show that the young are vectors or spreaders of the virus.
The reverse appears to be the case, where the young get infected by adults at home, he added. For the “small handful” of students who were infected, Mr Ong said they had caught it outside their schools.
With this in mind, he said it “may not be a bad idea” for students to spend the bulk of their day in school, where lessons and activities are arranged such that they mingle only with their classmates, who are "less susceptible to the virus than adults", the minister said.
“They will be quite a resilient group. If we close schools, many will not stay home, but may run around in the community and mingle with a lot more people, exposing themselves to more risk.
“In that sense, schools remain safe places for children, especially as they seem to be more resilient against the virus,” he said.
The closure of schools will disrupt many lives, especially working parents with limited childcare options with no domestic help, the minister wrote.
"We are particularly concerned about parents who are healthcare workers and providers of essential services," he said.
READ: COVID-19 FAQ: When will a stay-home notice be issued, and what does it mean?
stay-home notice graphic
“Keeping our healthcare system strong is paramount in the fight against COVID-19. Our frontline warriors will be much more assured if their children are in school, meaningfully engaged, in a safe and healthy environment.”
Mr Ong said precautions have been put in place in schools, but there is "no place for complacency".
MOE has consulted healthcare experts and put in place many “significant additional precautionary measures to safeguard the entire system" in order to “maintain the calm situation we enjoyed before the March holidays”.
“We have implemented a leave of absence/stay-home notice policy, with the result that come Monday, every student, teacher, staff, canteen stall operator in school would not have gone overseas since the start of the March school holidays,” he said.
As a further precaution, he added that there will be “100 per cent checks” on their travel history at the school gates.
Students will also only spend their time with two groups - their class and their co-curricular activity groups. All other activities that involve mingling have been suspended. With co-curricular activities suspended for two weeks, Mr Ong said their only social group will be their class.
READ: No entry or transit through Singapore for all short-term visitors amid heightened risk of imported COVID-19 cases: MOH
COVID-19 precautions for Singapore preschools
“Another significant precaution is that every morning, every student who is not feeling well, be it with a cough or sore throat, and not just fever, will have to be in an isolation room or sent home,” he added.
Students will also be seated apart in class, similar to during examinations.
“Teachers and students will continue to upkeep the highest standards of hygiene. There is constant supervision (for the younger students) and reminders for all students to wash their hands properly and regularly, and avoid touching their faces.
“Implemented together, these measures will serve as a robust layer of system defence, complementing the natural defence children may already have, to enable school to continue,” Mr Ong said.
Schools remain safe places for children, additional precautionary measures implemented: Ong Ye Kung
File photo of students in classroom
File photo of students in a classroom. (Photo: TODAY)
22 Mar 2020 11:17PM
(Updated: 22 Mar 2020 11:30PM)
Bookmark
SINGAPORE: Schools remain safe places for children and many "significant additional precautionary measures" have been implemented to safeguard the entire system, Education Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Sunday (Mar 22).
In a Facebook post a day before schools were due to reopen after the March holidays, Mr Ong said he had received many emails and messages from parents.
“Some asked why not extend the March holidays, especially given the rising numbers of imported cases and impending border closures. Others, including several students, urged (the Ministry of Education) to keep schools open as they would like to go to school,” said Mr Ong, adding that he has personally replied to many queries.
He also went on explain the reasons behind the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) decision to open school on Monday.
“First, science. With the virus being around for several months now, there is body of scientific evidence showing that COVID-19 does not affect the young very much as compared to adults. Parents will be familiar with this concept, as this is the case for other diseases such as chicken pox," the minister wrote.
Mr Ong said that there is no evidence to show that the young are vectors or spreaders of the virus.
The reverse appears to be the case, where the young get infected by adults at home, he added. For the “small handful” of students who were infected, Mr Ong said they had caught it outside their schools.
With this in mind, he said it “may not be a bad idea” for students to spend the bulk of their day in school, where lessons and activities are arranged such that they mingle only with their classmates, who are "less susceptible to the virus than adults", the minister said.
“They will be quite a resilient group. If we close schools, many will not stay home, but may run around in the community and mingle with a lot more people, exposing themselves to more risk.
“In that sense, schools remain safe places for children, especially as they seem to be more resilient against the virus,” he said.
The closure of schools will disrupt many lives, especially working parents with limited childcare options with no domestic help, the minister wrote.
"We are particularly concerned about parents who are healthcare workers and providers of essential services," he said.
READ: COVID-19 FAQ: When will a stay-home notice be issued, and what does it mean?
stay-home notice graphic
“Keeping our healthcare system strong is paramount in the fight against COVID-19. Our frontline warriors will be much more assured if their children are in school, meaningfully engaged, in a safe and healthy environment.”
Mr Ong said precautions have been put in place in schools, but there is "no place for complacency".
MOE has consulted healthcare experts and put in place many “significant additional precautionary measures to safeguard the entire system" in order to “maintain the calm situation we enjoyed before the March holidays”.
“We have implemented a leave of absence/stay-home notice policy, with the result that come Monday, every student, teacher, staff, canteen stall operator in school would not have gone overseas since the start of the March school holidays,” he said.
As a further precaution, he added that there will be “100 per cent checks” on their travel history at the school gates.
Students will also only spend their time with two groups - their class and their co-curricular activity groups. All other activities that involve mingling have been suspended. With co-curricular activities suspended for two weeks, Mr Ong said their only social group will be their class.
READ: No entry or transit through Singapore for all short-term visitors amid heightened risk of imported COVID-19 cases: MOH
COVID-19 precautions for Singapore preschools
“Another significant precaution is that every morning, every student who is not feeling well, be it with a cough or sore throat, and not just fever, will have to be in an isolation room or sent home,” he added.
Students will also be seated apart in class, similar to during examinations.
“Teachers and students will continue to upkeep the highest standards of hygiene. There is constant supervision (for the younger students) and reminders for all students to wash their hands properly and regularly, and avoid touching their faces.
“Implemented together, these measures will serve as a robust layer of system defence, complementing the natural defence children may already have, to enable school to continue,” Mr Ong said.
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Close schools no chiobu schoolgirls to see.
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Closing schools is dangerous for malay girls.
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are you implying that closing schools means opening legs for minahs?
