PAP gahmen is not decisive about work permit holders during covid-19 circuit breaker period.
Work permit holders should be sent home during 'circuit breaker' period ASAP.
Because they eat extra food when it is getting expensive and scarce (would be cheaper for them at home, especially if they have family farm to work on .
They will increase Singapore government healthcare budget because Covid-19 treatment is 100% government sponsored for all long term stay residents.
By the time u want to send them home, u have to use SIA planes or special charter at government expense because companies will have low cash flow and cannot spare any more money to send these workers back home. Also, the longer we wait, the more planes will be put into storage and thus available plane tickets will be extremely expensive.
This circuit breaker shut down is scheduled to last 4 weeks. Even if we ask them to return, down time is just 2 weeks. Whilst they are here, they cannot do anything and also have to be paid full salary in the meantime.
There is very high chance that the circuit breaker period will be further extended by weeks or months because our population diabetes prevalence rate is very high (2nd highest in 1st World), so hospital and ICU STAYS for our population is likewise high and probably, due to impaired immune system, Singaporeans infection duration will be prolonged, thus the increased risk of spreading virus due to the increased duration of infection, possibly even if it is the minimally symptomatic kind.
The higher the local Singapore population, the higher the number of COVID-19 infections and the need to quarantine these folks. Also, the higher demand on ICU beds and medical resources in Singapore, which will extend the circuit breaker and lockdown period because the medical service cannot cope with the patient load when the infection spreads. Work permit holders often come from countries where land is in abundance, so they can go back to farming lifestyle and will not get infected as long as they do not attend (cancel) carnivals or festivals where many gather.
Some dormitories may also be needed to be cleared to host certain foreigner groups on stay home order in batches or with wider spacing, allowing fewer tenants per room. If dormitory rooms supply is insufficient, then PAP gahmen will have to quaranteen some foreign workers in hotels as well.
Only when Singapore begins the non essential services, then we can call these work permit holders to come back.
Otherwise, our GST must increase at least 10% to pay for all the increased costs of keeping the legion of work permit holders here whilst work is being stopped.
(circuit breaker period is from 7th April to 4th May 2020. https://www.thestar.com.my/news/reg...to-pre-empt-escalating-coronavirus-infections).
Work permit holders should be sent home during 'circuit breaker' period ASAP.
Because they eat extra food when it is getting expensive and scarce (would be cheaper for them at home, especially if they have family farm to work on .
They will increase Singapore government healthcare budget because Covid-19 treatment is 100% government sponsored for all long term stay residents.
By the time u want to send them home, u have to use SIA planes or special charter at government expense because companies will have low cash flow and cannot spare any more money to send these workers back home. Also, the longer we wait, the more planes will be put into storage and thus available plane tickets will be extremely expensive.
This circuit breaker shut down is scheduled to last 4 weeks. Even if we ask them to return, down time is just 2 weeks. Whilst they are here, they cannot do anything and also have to be paid full salary in the meantime.
There is very high chance that the circuit breaker period will be further extended by weeks or months because our population diabetes prevalence rate is very high (2nd highest in 1st World), so hospital and ICU STAYS for our population is likewise high and probably, due to impaired immune system, Singaporeans infection duration will be prolonged, thus the increased risk of spreading virus due to the increased duration of infection, possibly even if it is the minimally symptomatic kind.
The higher the local Singapore population, the higher the number of COVID-19 infections and the need to quarantine these folks. Also, the higher demand on ICU beds and medical resources in Singapore, which will extend the circuit breaker and lockdown period because the medical service cannot cope with the patient load when the infection spreads. Work permit holders often come from countries where land is in abundance, so they can go back to farming lifestyle and will not get infected as long as they do not attend (cancel) carnivals or festivals where many gather.
Some dormitories may also be needed to be cleared to host certain foreigner groups on stay home order in batches or with wider spacing, allowing fewer tenants per room. If dormitory rooms supply is insufficient, then PAP gahmen will have to quaranteen some foreign workers in hotels as well.
Only when Singapore begins the non essential services, then we can call these work permit holders to come back.
Otherwise, our GST must increase at least 10% to pay for all the increased costs of keeping the legion of work permit holders here whilst work is being stopped.
(circuit breaker period is from 7th April to 4th May 2020. https://www.thestar.com.my/news/reg...to-pre-empt-escalating-coronavirus-infections).
