Comparison of QO vs SHN:

[Sent by Gov.sg – 1 Mar]

COVID-19: Quarantine Order (QO) vs Stay-Home Notice (SHN)

QO [Directive under Infectious Diseases Act]
– To isolate suspected carriers or close contacts of carriers
– Stay at home but can be in dedicated facility if no suitable accommodation
– Severe penalties for non-compliance
See: go.gov.sg/gqf-29feb

SHN
– S’pore Citizens, PRs & long-term pass holders who have been in mainland China (outside Hubei), Daegu or Cheongdo in South Korea last 14 days
– Must remain at home at all times
– Penalties for non-compliance

Help for employers and self-employed affected by SHN and QO
go.gov.sg/loasp
go.gov.sg/qoa

More: go.gov.sg/moh-faqs

Update on number of confirmed and discharged cases:

[Sent by Gov.sg]

COVID-19: 1 March Update

As of 12pm:
New cases: 4
Total COVID-19 cases in Singapore: 106
Discharged today: 2
Total discharged: 74
Total remaining in Hospital: 32

3 of the new cases are linked to a previously known cluster.

Most in hospital are stable or improving. 7 are in the intensive care unit.

Go.gov.sg/moh1mar

Stay safe everyone!

Another explanation on the nature of COVID-19:

[Sent by Gov.sg – 29 Feb]

Is a discharged COVID-19 patient no longer infectious?

Yes. COVID-19 patients in Singapore are discharged only when fully recovered and no longer transmitting the virus.

Prior to discharge, 2 swab tests at least 24 hours apart are done, using sputum samples, nasal or throat swabs.

Doctors may also conduct tests with fecal or urine samples.

Tests on consecutive days have to be negative before patients can be discharged.

Patients are also given a date for follow up at the hospital.

Associate Professor Kenneth Mak, Director of Medical Services explains: go.gov.sg/profmak-28feb

False rumour: Death of foreign domestic worker (FDW)

There has been a message circulating on social media that qa FDW died in Singapore due to the virus. This is false. MOH has confirmed she was tested for COVID-19 and found to be negative. There are currently no deaths due to the virus.

Refer to go.gov.sg/mohupdates for updates.

Update on number of confirmed and discharged cases:

[Sent by Gov.sg – 29 Feb]

COVID-19: 29 Feb Update

As of 12pm:
New cases: 4
Total confirmed: 102
Discharged today: 3
Total discharged: 72
Total still in hospital: 30

All 4 cases are linked to a known cluster.

Most in hospital are stable or improving. 7 are in the intensive care unit.

Go.gov.sg/moh29feb

Stay safe everyone!

This post is my summary of a talk taken from NDC 2020 London titled “Lowering in C#: What’s really going on in your code?” by David Wengier. Full YouTube video is embedded at the bottom of this post.

So, what is “lowering” ?

After finished watching the video, I think I have different opinion. I propose a new definition, and you can quote me on this 😛

“Lowering” is the art of sacrificing code readability
for the sake of squeezing out tiny performance improvement.

Or in the more specific C# context:

“Lowering” is the art of programming like it was in
Visual Studio Professional 2008 using Visual Studio Professional 2019 😀

In more serious note. The video is very good source of information to know, that some modern C# language advancement is actually a “wrapper” to encapsulate a complex/tedious steps, and make it easier to use in lesser lines of code.

Full video below: