It seems many people (including one famous celebrity) has been secretly violating their 14-days LoA (leave of absence). Thus, MOH is introducing new measure:

[Sent by Gov.sg – 19 Feb]

“Stay-Home Notice” (SHN) to fight COVID19

Who will be issued a SHN?
– S’pore Citizens, PRs, long-term pass holders and foreign employees issued with work passes, who have been in mainland China (outside of Hubei) in the last 14 days

What must you do during the SHN period
🏠 remain home at all times
🙅‍♀ minimise contact with others; no visitors
🧾 keep a record of persons you come into close contact with
🌡 monitor your health
🧼 maintain personal hygiene

Info on SHN: Go.gov.sg/StayHomeNotice

Leave of Absence Support Programme
– Extended to businesses and self-employed persons affected by SHNs
– Apply for $100 daily per worker on SHN

More: Go.gov.sg/loasp

Update on number of confirmed cases and recoveries:

Sent by Gov.sg]

COVID-19: 19 Feb Update

As of 12pm:
New cases: 3
Total confirmed: 84
Discharged today: 5
Total discharged: 34
Total still in hospital: 50

Most in hospital are stable or improving. 4 remain in ICU.

2 of the new cases have links to previous cases.

More: Go.gov.sg/moh19feb

Supporting Singaporeans impacted by COVID-19

Stabilisation and Support Package
– Help employers to retain workers & increase wages
– Corporate Income Tax rebates
– Flexible rental payments for Govt-managed properties
Go.gov.sg/support-companies-workers

Tourism, transport, retail and F&B sectors get additional support

Stay safe and vigilant everyone!

This is a part of series on my quest to devour this book and share any interesting things that I didn’t know before:

This book is currently only available at Amazon. Singapore’s National Library only have its previous edition:

So C# 7.0 introduces new syntax sugar in if-else statement. Say we receive an object as a parameter for arithmetic operation. To prevent runtime error, we need to ensure that the parameter is an integer. The old way of doing this would be:

public static int someArithmeticOp(object o) {
    try {
        var i = (int) o;		
        // ..
        // .. do the arithmetic ops here 
        //..
    }
    catch (Exception ex) {
        throw;
    }		
}

With C# 7.0, we can do this:

public static int someArithmeticOp(object o) {    
    if (o is int i) {		
        // ..
        // .. do the arithmetic ops here 
        //..
    }
    else {
        // o is not integer, you can throw Exception, or doing other useful steps
        throw new Exception("Invalid parameter");
    }		
}

Update on which clinics to go for treatment:

[Sent by Gov.sg – 18 Feb]

Public Health Preparedness Clinics (PHPC) provide subsidised treatments for patients with respiratory symptoms.

When should I go to a PHPC?
When you have mild flu-like symptoms eg fever, cough, sore throat and runny nose.

Where are the PHPC clinics are?
Go to phpc.gov.sg to find a PHPC clinic close to you. You can also go to polyclinics.

How much will I have to pay?
S’pore citizens and PRs pay $10. Pioneer and Merdeka Generation seniors pay $5.

What if the doctor suspects COVID-19?
If you have pneumonia, you will be sent to hospital. Otherwise, you will receive a 5-day MC. Stay home.

What if I’m not feeling better after 5 days?
Return to the same clinic for further checks. Don’t doctor-hop.

Find a nearby clinic: phpc.gov.sg
More info: go.gov.sg/govsg-phpc

Update on number of confirmed cases:

[Sent by Gov.sg]

COVID-19: 18 Feb Update

As of 12pm:
New cases: 4
Discharged today: 5
Total confirmed cases: 81
Total discharged: 29

Most in hospital are stable or improving. 4 remain in ICU.

All 4 new cases have links to previous cases.

More: Go.gov.sg/moh18feb

Supporting Singaporeans impacted by COVID-19

Care and Support Package
– $100 to $300 one-off cash payouts for adult S’poreans; $100 more for those with at least one S’porean child
– U-Save rebates doubled; more for households of 5 and more
– S&CC rebates extended
– Workfare increased and grocery vouchers for lower-income go.gov.sg/care-support

Businesses and workers will benefit from a Stabilisation and Support Package: go.gov.sg/stabilisation-support

Stay safe everyone!