Philippines News: 32 Filippinos infected in Singapore

[Chase]

There are now a total of 32 cases of Filipinos with the disease, 6 of whom have been discharged while 26 remains warded in hospitals or recovering in isolation facilities.
Out of the 32, 9 are permanent residents, 5 are long term pass holders (including dependent pass holders), and 18 are work pass holders, which include 5 domestic workers. The youngest Filipino patient is a 9-year-old boy and the oldest is a 67-year-old woman.

The embassy anticipates the increase of such cases. Though it does not know how to intervene at the moment as the pandemic affects everyone, the embassy is able to request for extensions of stay until flights to the Philippines from Singapore resume.

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pin...-health-crisis-economic-impact-to-ofws/story/

 

[stingray]

As long as the Pinoy Embassy pays for the stay of these pinoy Coviders in sinapo, there is nothing for sinkies to grouse. PS or no PS, all these pinoys are foeigners, their welfare is the responsibility of the pinoy Govt.

 

[SBFNews]

PAP's pets. Must treat them well.

 

[OrhKiam]

I suspects because we have balut in singapore

 

[OrhKiam]

Woman fined S$7,000 for smuggling 'balut' duck eggs into Singapore

SINGAPORE: A 63-year-old woman has been fined S$7,000 for importing embryonated duck eggs into Singapore.

Le Thi Ung had bought the eggs from a wet market in Vietnam, said the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) and Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) in a joint news release on Wednesday (Oct 3).


She was caught in September when authorities checked her baggage after she arrived at Changi Airport.

They found 490 eggs, commonly known as “balut”, in two styrofoam boxes.

Singapore does not allow the import of balut eggs.

Le had contravened the Wholesome Meat and Fish Act, said the authorities in the news release.

“The import of food, including meat and eggs, and their products, are regulated for animal health and food safety reasons,” it said. “Meat and eggs, and their products, can only be imported from accredited sources in approved countries that comply with Singapore’s food safety standards and requirements.”

Anyone found guilty of illegally importing meat products from unapproved sources could face a fine of up to S$50,000 and a jail term of up to two years for the first conviction.

Repeat offenders face a maximum fine of S$100,000 and up to three years’ jail.

 

[laksaboy]

Woman fined S$7,000 for smuggling 'balut' duck eggs into Singapore

SINGAPORE: A 63-year-old woman has been fined S$7,000 for importing embryonated duck eggs into Singapore.

Le Thi Ung had bought the eggs from a wet market in Vietnam, said the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) and Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) in a joint news release on Wednesday (Oct 3).


She was caught in September when authorities checked her baggage after she arrived at Changi Airport.

They found 490 eggs, commonly known as “balut”, in two styrofoam boxes.

Singapore does not allow the import of balut eggs.

Le had contravened the Wholesome Meat and Fish Act, said the authorities in the news release.

“The import of food, including meat and eggs, and their products, are regulated for animal health and food safety reasons,” it said. “Meat and eggs, and their products, can only be imported from accredited sources in approved countries that comply with Singapore’s food safety standards and requirements.”

Anyone found guilty of illegally importing meat products from unapproved sources could face a fine of up to S$50,000 and a jail term of up to two years for the first conviction.

Repeat offenders face a maximum fine of S$100,000 and up to three years’ jail.

Frankly, Sinkieland should legalize balut and pig's blood. The much-ballyhooed 'Sinkieland's food safety standards and requirements' are a joke considering that canned food from China are still imported, fruits and vegetables are still coated with pesticides, and highly toxic farmed salmon is still being sold.