China Corona Virus Outbreak

[Monseratto]

Only now are Singaporeans made to wear mask everywhere. Singapore see mask as the better solution to social distancing on mass transport.

Wearing of masks to be made compulsory on public transport: Khaw Boon Wan - CNA

"But when crowds return to buses and trains, safe distancing rules will push waiting crowds onto the platforms and outside of stations, with long queues. I can imagine impatient, and even angry commuters," Mr Khaw said.

"I think a practical compromise is for all commuters to wear masks when they use public transport. We will make mask-wearing compulsory for public transport.

"This will minimise transmission in public transport during (the post 'circuit breaker') period when safe distancing is compromised."

He added: "To prepare for this, we will get commuters to wear masks, NOW, when using public transport."

Wearing of masks to be compulsory when visiting malls, supermarkets - CNA

[papi smith]

Kahit exempted, operations are limited. Notice the groceries are rationing how much noodles, sardines and bread you can buy.

Nag grocery ako sa Waltermart last week, all food shelves were full packed. I looks to me that even without rationing, the stocks will not run out

[tsupermario]

Not eradicated, because it will not happen until a vaccine is created.

There should be no deviation from the purpose of the lockdown, not even gradual return of businesses (donuts! really? , starbucks!) not until the desired results are fully met. Let's not waste the 3 weeks (and counting) of sacrifices just to satisfy these greedy billionaires as if they genuinely care for their employees.

for the Americans, they are considering the use of immunity certificates after administering antibody tests to find out who is immune.

When will life return to normal, or at least a new normal?

A major answer to the question of when — and how — Americans can return to public places like work and school could depend on something called an antibody test, a blood test that determines whether someone has ever been infected with the coronavirus.

People who are believed to be immune may be able to safely return to work. It would be especially important to know which health care workers are protected from getting infected and could continue to care for sick people.

Will a Coronavirus Antibody Test Allow Us to Go Back to School or Work? - The New York Times

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the leading expert on infectious diseases on President Trump’s coronavirus task force, believes that those who recovered from covid19 are immune from reinfection for a certain period of time

[jmc21420]

Nag grocery ako sa Waltermart last week, all food shelves were full packed. I looks to me that even without rationing, the stocks will not run out

Empty shelves create the perception of lack which will cause panic.

That’s why DTI orders groceries and supermarkets to replenish their shelves every time.


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[papi smith]

Even without the DTI order, It doesn't make business sense to leave shelves empty if there are stocks available to refill it

[Deestone]

Even without the DTI order, It doesn't make business sense to leave shelves empty if there are stocks available to refill it

It really depends on the area of the grocery store. Some have long lines so common items such as alcohol, bleach products, soap etc will easily run out of stock in their shelves.

[Monseratto]

Another feature of Covid to worry about...

Coronavirus could target immune system by targeting protective cells, warn scientists | South China Morning Post

T lymphocytes, also known as T cells, play a central role in identifying and eliminating alien invaders in the body.

They do this by capturing a cell infected by a virus, bore a hole in its membrane and inject toxic chemicals into the cell. These chemicals then kill both the virus and infected cell and tear them to pieces.

To the surprise of the scientists, the T cell became a prey to the coronavirus in their experiment. They found a unique structure in the virus’s spike protein that appeared to have triggered the fusion of a viral envelope and cell membrane when they came into contact.

The virus’s genes then entered the T cell and took it hostage, disabling its function of protecting humans.


This observation was later confirmed by autopsy examinations on more than 20 patients, whose immune systems were almost completely destroyed, according to mainland media reports.

Doctors who had seen the bodies said the damage to the internal organs was similar to a combination of Sars and Aids.

The gene behind the fusion function in Sars-CoV-2 was not found in other coronaviruses in human or animals.

But some deadly human viruses such as Aids and Ebola have similar sequences, prompting speculation that the novel coronavirus might have been spreading quietly in human societies for a long time before causing this pandemic.

[Monseratto]

Still in second place...

[Monseratto]

The revise numbers deducted dead and recovered patients...

[Deestone]

Still in second place...

Why is it that both Malaysia and Thailand have high recovery rate? those who got sick prior to the first lockdown have not recovered yet?

[Monseratto]

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[Yatta]

Empty shelves create the perception of lack which will cause panic.

That’s why DTI orders groceries and supermarkets to replenish their shelves every time.


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Sa SM ako nag-grocery last Friday. Noodle, sardine and bread shelves were almost empty.

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[Deestone]

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[dr. d]

Why is it that both Malaysia and Thailand have high recovery rate? those who got sick prior to the first lockdown have not recovered yet?

i googled malaysia's criteria for determining who are to be tested. it seems, even the asymptomatics are being tested. this may account for their "lower mortality numbers" and "higher recovery rates".
thailand... i do not know their criteria on who gets tested.

[xwangbu]

Only now are Singaporeans made to wear mask everywhere. Singapore see mask as the better solution to social distancing on mass transport.

Wearing of masks to be made compulsory on public transport: Khaw Boon Wan - CNA



Wearing of masks to be compulsory when visiting malls, supermarkets - CNA

matitigas ulo ng karamihan ng mga seniors dito.
kahapon lang dami nasa mall (food and market lang open) at mga naglalakad sa chinatown. most hindi naka-mask.
bus seats me alternate x marks na for distancing.

mukhan takot na govt - madami na rin kasi bagong cases from construction dorms. kaya ngyon compulsory na masks.

[dr. d]

when we have a virus as communicative as this, "there is no such thing as being over-cautious".
my opinion.

[xwangbu]

when we have a virus as communicative as this, "there is no such thing as being over-cautious".
my opinion.

i agree doc.
but SG downplayed wearing of masks by the general public before.