Government assurance to the public to calm down the panic buying due to Malaysia’s lockdown:

[Sent by Gov.sg – 17 Mar]

COVID-19: Singapore not facing immediate shortage of food or essentials

M’sia just announced restriction of all movement throughout the country from 18 to 31 March to prevent the spread of COVID-19

S’pore has been actively working with essential firms and supermarkets to increase our stock of food and essential supplies over the last 2 months

We have local production capabilities for noodles, infant milk powder, canned goods etc, and can ramp up quickly and easily

We have also diversified our sources of essential goods, including vegetables and eggs

Only buy what you need. Otherwise, no amount of stockpiling will be sufficient

Go.gov.sg/beresponsible

SG economic agencies also stand ready to assist businesses if they need help

Updates on the Singapore’s stockpiles and housing of Malaysian workers:

[Sent by Gov.sg – 17 Mar]

We have adequate supply of food and essentials. Please do not panic buy or hoard.

S’pore’s strategy: stockpiling, domestic production, diversified supply sources
➡Rice and noodles – have more than 3 months worth of stockpile
➡Meat and vegetables – have a combi of fresh, frozen and canned options, more than 2 months worth of normal consumption
➡Eggs – have local production, activated options to substitute M’sian supplies

Watch: Go.gov.sg/supply

👍 Stay calm and look out for one another in the community.

🗣 Share reliable information from official sources. There are a number of false rumours circulating.

Accommodating affected M’sian workers
– Govt looking into support for S’pore-based companies that urgently need to accommodate workers
– Will prioritise needs of essential services like healthcare and cleaning
Go.gov.sg/accom

Updates on the number of confirmed and discharged cases:

[Sent by Gov.sg]

COVID-19: 17 Mar Update

As of 12pm:
New cases: 23
Total cases in Singapore: 266
Discharged today: 5
Total discharged: 114
Total remaining in Hospital: 152

Of the new cases, 17 are imported cases, 2 are linked to previous cases, and 4 are currently unlinked.

Most in hospital are stable or improving. 14 are in the intensive care unit.

go.gov.sg/moh17mar

Defer non-essential travel
– Majority of new cases are Singaporeans and residents infected while travelling abroad
– You may be exposed to the virus overseas and put your family and those around you at risk
– Upon return you can be placed in quarantine or on Stay Home Notice (SHN), which can affect your family, work or study responsibilities
– If you have to be put on SHN as a result of non-essential travel, you will use your own leave to serve it
– Pls help us reduce the number of imported cases

More: go.gov.sg/going-overseas

Stay safe everyone!

Advisory for the incoming Foreign Domestic Worker

[Sent by Gov.sg – 16 Mar]

COVID-19: Advisory for those with foreign domestic workers (FDWs)

All FDWs arriving in S’pore after 16 March 2020 must serve a 14-day Stay Home Notice (SHN).

Employers must:
– Obtain MOM’s approval before confirming the FDW’s flight to S’pore
– Ensure a place of residence for the FDW to serve the SHN

✅ FDWs are strongly encouraged to stay at home on their rest day. Employers should not assign work to FDWs on rest days, or they can compensate in lieu.
✅ For FDWs with plans to travel home, employers should urge them to postpone their travel until the situation stabilises.

More: go.gov.sg/fdw-advisory

Update on number of confirmed and discharged cases and extension of Mosques temporary closure:

[Sent by Gov.sg]

COVID-19: 16 Mar Update

As of 12pm:
New cases: 17
Total cases in Singapore: 243
Discharged today: 4
Total discharged: 109
Total remaining in Hospital: 134

Of the new cases, 11 are imported cases, 4 are linked to previous cases and 2 are currently unlinked.
Most in hospital are stable or improving. 13 are in the intensive care unit.

go.gov.sg/moh16mar

Extension of temporary closure of mosques
– Mosques to close for 9 more days until 26 Mar
– Friday prayer on 20 Mar suspended
– Call to prayer adapted with call to community to perform prayers at home
– Mosques to produce more learning and talks via online content
– MUIS will implement enhanced measures to limit spread of COVID-19 upon mosques reopening
More: go.gov.sg/mosqueclosureext

BREAKING NEWS!
Malaysia’s PM announced a total lockdown starting on 18 Mar 2020. No Malaysians are allowed to leave the country, and no foreigners are allowed to come in.

Stay safe everyone!

Today Medium sent me its weekly summary. One of the link that caught my eye was “5 JavaScript Tricks That Are Good To Know“. I decided to check it out hoping to learn something. After all, I might not know what I don’t know, you know.

1. Array operation using every and some

This one I know 😀

var array1 = [1,2,3,4,5];
var array2 = [-1,0,4,10,11];

var isPositive = (num) => {
   return num > 0;
}
console.log(array1.every(isPositive)); // true
console.log(array1.some(isPositive)); // true

console.log(array2.every(isPositive)); // false
console.log(array2.some(isPositive)); // true

2. Setting default value of a parameter

This one I also know.

function DoSomething(option) {
   // if option.firstOption is null / undefined, option_one value will be 'Default First Option'
   var option_one = option.firstOption || 'Default First Option';
}

3. Casting values in Arrays

This one is using map, which I am aware of its usage. But what I don’t know that is now shown below:

var array = ['1', '2', '3'];
var number_array = array.map(Number); // number_array is now [1, 2, 3]

4. Object destructuring

This one I don’t know. But somehow reminds me of C#’s Tuples

var obj = {
   param1: "Value 1",
   param2: "Value 2",
   param3: 3
};

var { param1, param2, param3 } = obj;

console.log(param1); // "Value 1"
console.log(param2); // "Value 2"
console.log(param3); // 3

5. Debug performance measure using console.time

This one I don’t know. You apparently can measure how long a method runs:

console.time('loop');
 
for (let i = 0; i < 10000; i++) {   
    // Do stuff here 
}  

console.timeEnd('loop');

Haha.. I exactly know 2.5 of the tricks here. Check out the link above for more detailed explanation.