This article comes from the WeChat public account: Tencent Medical Code Service Number (ID: TXyidian) , author: Zhou Cong, the original title: “Why from Singapore” suddenly became actively fight against SARS Buddha line “? This Chinese tells you why “The title picture comes from: Visual China
Singapore ’s prevention and control of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, in the early period (before March 8) The effect looks good and was once praised by some netizens It is “Singapore’s Buddhist Anti-epidemic Model”. However, March 8 seems to be an “inflection point”.
The epidemic situation data for the day is: 8 newly diagnosed cases, 8 were discharged on the day, 90 were discharged, and 48 were not discharged. After March 8, new cases suddenly began to increase significantly.
As of the deadline for this article (March 29) , Singapore ’s total number of new coronary pneumonia cases has reached 844, of which 212 have recovered; in severe cases There are still 19 people in the intensive care unit (ICU) , and the 109th case that stayed in the ICU for 27 days was Zheng Yalie, unfortunately at 12:00 on the 28th Passed away at 12 points [1] .
As of April 5, the total number of new cases of new coronary pneumonia in Singapore has risen to 1,189, with 297 cured and 6 dead.
It is worth noting that the Singapore government started to strengthen its precautionary measures from mid-March. Below, I will sort out the recent anti-epidemic measures of the Singaporean government, make a brief review, and briefly introduce the reasons for the introduction of these measures, the implementation of the people and the effects.
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March 13: Strengthen immigration control for entry
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People who have visited the following areas within the past 14 days will receive a 14-day home notice:
Mainland China (except Hubei Province) , South Korea, Iran, Italy, France, Germany, Spain, ten ASEAN countries, Japan , Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
2. For short-term visitors to Singapore:
People from Mainland China, France, Germany, Italy, Iran, South Korea and Spain are not allowed to enter or transit Singapore.
People from ten ASEAN countries, Japan, Switzerland and the United Kingdom will receive a 14-day home notice.
Residents of ten ASEAN countries are required to submit personal health information and obtain approval before starting their journey to the new country.
Singapore and Malaysian citizens who enter Malaysia by land and sea will not be affected.
My observation:
In early March, due to outbreaks in South Korea, Japan and some European countries, imported cases in Singapore increased significantly. The government announced on March 13 measures to strengthen immigration control, believed to reduce imported cases.
It is not difficult to see that the countries and regions where entry is prohibited have increased from the original mainland China and parts of South Korea to the whole of South Korea, as well as France, Germany, Italy, Iran, and Spain. People from Japan, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the ten ASEAN countries will need to stay home for 14 days..
In fact, this measure has further hit the tourism and related industries that have been affected. Earlier, I heard that many local tour guides had to go to restaurants to work as waiters to maintain their livelihoods due to reduced business.
Recently, a friend who was a flight attendant at Singapore Airlines told me that Singapore Airlines has asked flight attendants to take unpaid vacations. From April, Singapore Airlines will only operate 9 routes.
Another Chinese friend who works in a local restaurant said that last year, because the shop was too busy, he could only take two days off a month; but in the most recent month, he had taken four days off; The following week, he was asked to take two days off.
I have no job at all, they ask us to take the initiative to apply for unpaid leave … I may return to Malaysia for a month … All flight attendants are miserable … … We no longer have flights … Since April, the company will only operate 9 flights.
Although these measures restricting the entry of foreigners have had a certain impact on the people, it does not seem to control the increasing number of new cases. On March 18, the government announced that about 70% of new cases were returned to Singapore citizens and residents from abroad.
March 16: Control of foreign maids and mosques
1. All foreign maids who arrive in Singapore after March 16 must perform a 14-day home quarantine.
Employers must:
First obtain approval from the Ministry of Manpower before allowing foreign maids to set off for Singapore.
Make sure that the foreign maid has proper accommodation and can perform home separation.
Administrative appeal, Please ask the foreign maid to stay at home on the day of the rest day and do not go out. Employers should not arrange work for foreign maids on their rest days, otherwise they should replace the rest days of foreign maids with cash compensation.
As for foreign maids who plan to return to their hometowns, employers should urge them to postpone returning to their hometowns until the epidemic stabilizes.
2. National mosques will continue to close
The National Mosque will be closed for an additional 9 days until March 26.
Friday prayers at the mosque on March 20 will be temporarily cancelled.
The mosque will launch more learning content and speeches through the Internet.
My observation:
Recently, five Singaporeans went to the Great Castle Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to participate in the rally. After returning home, they were diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia. A follow-up survey by the Ministry of Health in Singapore revealed that they visited 10 local mosques during the illness. The government’s move to close the mosque is believed to prevent cluster infections.
As for foreign maids in Singapore, almost every weekend and public holidays, they will gather with friends and hold some activities, such as model competitions, makeup competitions, picnics, etc. This increases their risk of contracting the virus and also increases the risk of home infections when they return to the employer ’s home. In addition, there have been two cases in which employers have contracted illnesses in Singapore before infecting maids. Therefore, there is a risk that the maid will take the virus out and spread it to other people during the break.
As for the effect of this measure, in fact, it is not obvious at present. At least in the next few days, there has been no maid infection.
On March 17, Singapore ’s neighbor, Malaysia, announced the implementation of a national action restriction order (closing country).
My observation:
Because Singapore ’s food and necessities are mainly imported from Malaysia, and the public is worried that Malaysia ’s closure of the country will affect Singapore ’s supply of materials, there is a surge of buying in supermarkets in Singapore that day.
From the middle of the day to the early hours of the 18th, major supermarkets are still in line, the author provides pictures.
In the early hours of the 18th, Singapore ’s supermarkets are still waiting in line, the author provides pictures.
In addition, since the restrictions announced by Malaysia also include land transportation, this measure directly affects 300,000 Malaysian citizens who commute from Singapore to Malaysia daily. Worried about not being able to leave Malaysia, many people temporarily live in offices, friends ’homes, and even company warehouses and corridors.
The Singapore government expressed this:
The government is discussing how to help local companies that urgently need to arrange accommodation for their employees.
The authorities will give priority to the needs of medical and cleaning services companies in this regard.
March 18: Guarantee the supply of food and materials, and control the plan of residents ’going abroad
1. With regard to the supply of food and materials, the government appeals as follows:
There is a sufficient supply of food and necessities in Singapore. Please do not scan or stock up on items.
Material supply strategy adopted by Singapore: fill inventory, local production, diversified sources of supply.
Rice and noodles: Singapore has more than 3 months of supply.
Meat and vegetables:Based on normal demand, Singapore has more than two months of supply (including fresh, frozen and canned meat and vegetables).
Eggs: There is a local production line. At the same time, Singapore has taken delivery from other sources to temporarily replace the supply from Malaysia.
2. The Singaporean government recommends that the public take additional measures to reduce imported cases.
Statistics show that [2] , about 70% of new cases in Singapore are imported cases; most of them are local citizens and residents returning from abroad.
The government stated that from now on, local residents should postpone all plans to go abroad to avoid getting infected abroad and spread the virus locally.
My observation:
As mentioned earlier, there was a rumor on March 17 that “materials may be in short supply” on the Internet, which caused the masses to rush for materials.
On the next day, the government released this news, calling on everyone to avoid buying and hoarding. Since then, the situation of rushing to buy goods in supermarkets has indeed improved, and major supermarkets have begun to restrict purchases. I have been to the supermarket twice, and I can feel that people do buy more than before, and the number of people has increased significantly.
March 19: Announced new entry measures for work permit holders
Foreigners with work permits must obtain approval from the Ministry of Manpower before entering:
From 11:59 on March 20th, all work permit holders and their families who plan to enter Singapore must obtain approval from the Ministry of Manpower before departing.
After arrival, all affected work pass holders will receive a 14-day home quarantine.
The offender will face disciplinary action.
My observation:
In fact, Singapore has restricted access to work permit holders since early February. Those who hold work permits need to apply in advance. If you enter Singapore without applying in advance, or if you do not quarantine at home for 14 days as required by the Ministry of Manpower, the pass will be revoked. Therefore, those who have not been approved generally do not dare to return to privately. At present, there is no unauthorized entry