Are we adopting the correct strategy to deal with the spread of coronavirus?
I listened to this video where health minister Gan KY explaining about the coronavirus. I was struck with the following points: a) The risk of infection during the first 14 days (before the infected person shows symptoms) is actually quite small. b) The infection rate is much higher when the infected person has symptoms,...
Use hotels for quarantine
30,000 workers from China will be returning to Singapore after the Chinese New Year holidays. Some of them may be infected with the coronavirus. The govt has decided that they should be placed under 14 days leave of absence. This is probably due to the lack of accommodation to place so many people under state supervised quarantine. The...
Get ready for food rationing
The minister for health issued DORSCON orange. It led to a panic with many people rushing to buy and stockpile food. What would happen when we get DORSCON red? I suggest that the govt starts preparation for food rationing. It should work like this. a) The govt has access to stockpiles of essential food. They are kept in SAF...
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