Donate to community chest in effort to combat COVID-19:

[Sent by Gov.sg – 13 Feb]

💪 🇸🇬 Helping those impacted by COVID-19:

Contribute to The Courage Fund
– To help those impacted by COVID-19 — patients, healthcare workers and those who need extra support

www.comchest.sg/thecouragefund

Go to the centralised online platform for ground-up efforts
– Information on what’s needed
– Information on ground-up groups and Govt-led initiatives
– Details on platform soon

Let’s show support for all in the healthcare and other sectors who have been working tirelessly. Look out for one another.
#SGUnited

I’ve chip in a little amount, you should too!

Update on number of positive cases:

[Sent by Gov.sg]

COVID-19: 13 Feb Update

New cases: 8, as of 12pm
Total confirmed cases: 58
Total discharged: 15

The eight new cases are all linked to previous cases. Most still in hospital are stable or improving. 7 are in ICU.

More: Go.gov.sg/moh13feb

Support package for taxi + private hire car(PHC) drivers
– Taxi and PHC drivers’ livelihoods have been badly affected
– To help them, Govt + taxi and PHC Operators will launch a $77 million Support Package
More: Go.gov.sg/drivers-support

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Clarification on the number of death due to COVID-19:

[Sent by Gov.sg]

COVID-19: No deaths in S’pore so far

A graphic was earlier shown on CNA news, wrongly indicating that there was 1 death due to COVID-19 in Singapore.

CNA has since corrected the error.
go.gov.sg/CNA-clarification

There have been no COVID-19 deaths in Singapore so far.

For the latest updates: Go.gov.sg/covid-19

Update on measures regarding workers’ dormitory:

2019-nCoV (DORSCON Orange) Enhanced precautionary measures for workers’ dormitories

MOM’s advisory
All dormitories are to step up cleaning and precautionary measures, such as:
– Suspending mass activities
– Staggering use of common facilities
– Arranging for residents on LOA to stay together in a separate section of the dormitory
– Ensuring food arrangements for those on LOA

Dormitory operators are required to provide daily updates to MOM, and keep a record of residents on LOA.

Update
The 39 year old Bangladeshi confirmed with nCoV on 9 Feb was kept away from his workplace, and mostly stayed in his room when unwell.

His close contacts have been quarantined, and MOM has determined that other residents can go to work as usual. The risk of transmission through casual contact is low.

Cleaning of common areas of the dormitory he stayed at has been stepped up from once to twice daily.

More:
🔘 go.gov.sg/ncov-mom1
🔘 go.gov.sg/ncov-mom2

Another clarification regarding the nature of COVID-19:

[Sent by Gov.sg – 12 Feb]

Your 🤔questions about Coronavirus (COVID-19) answered – by infectious disease expert Dr Leong Hoe Nam

How does it spread?
Much like familiar cold viruses or influenza, COVID-19 spreads primarily by respiratory droplets, which come out through saliva or when we sneeze. It is not in the air.

Is it possible to contract COVID-19 from someone who is not showing symptoms?
Those with no symptoms are less likely to have nasal discharge or cough, and are hence less likely to transmit. In truth, we suspect the actual risk to be very low.

What treatments exist to help COVID-19 patients?
Most of the time, best supportive care (i.e. adequate hydration, food and oxygen when needed) will work for more than 90% of patients.

Watch in full: go.gov.sg/covid19-expert2
On the COVID-19 situation in Singapore: go.gov.sg/covid19-sg

Update on the number of positive cases:

[Sent by Gov.sg]

COVID-19: 12 Feb Update

3 new cases (12pm on 12 Feb).

6 more discharged from hospital today; a total of 15 have fully recovered.

Confirmed: 50
Tested negative: 638
Pending results: 125
Discharged: 15

Most cases are stable or improving. 8 are in critical condition in ICU.

Contact tracing has found links among 5 possible clusters.
More: Go.gov.sg/moh12feb

MOH is aware of letters, including from doctors, encouraging the public to protect themselves

Associate Professor Kenneth Mak, Director of Medical Services
– The virus is spread by droplets or contamination of surfaces.
– No evidence of aerosol transmission

Stay safe everyone!

Avoid Handshake

Use “sampurasun”

Which is very likely was influenced by “Namaste”

Or, you could use “Lalala lalala”

Stay save everyone!