Trump and Pence have been glorifying how well they have done to contain the spread of the virus in the USA and protecting the Americans. They have done extremely well, excellence and deserve all the credits. Is this true?
Who do you think were the people that have been working their guts out to keep the lid on this virus and brought some order to the mayhem? What would happen if the state governors did not step in and take charge of their states, declared all the tightening measures, social distancing, semi lockdowns, testings, wearing masks, running the medical services, hunting for PPEs and medical supplies?
What would happen if the governors would just take orders from Trump and Pence and let Trump and Pence decide and dictate to them what to do? One thing for sure, America would have opened for business one week ago. Business as usual or near usual.
What would be the infection rates today, what would be the death numbers today?
Who should the Americans be thankful and grateful to, Trump and Pence or the governors? Who deserve the credits for curbing the virus in the USA?
SMRT this photo was taken by my colleague on the North-bound train at Bishan at ~5.15 pm today...
You cut train frequencies to save cost...at a time when the gov is
strongly advocating social distancing to stop the spread of
COVID-19....how do you expect people to abide by social distancing rules
when you don't help to create an environment to support the initiative
??
Above are two pics with attached comments from CNA. Both shows the crowded trains during Dorscon Pink aka circuit breaker period. The people who took the pics were exasperated at the cutting down of train frequency in view of more people working from home and the attempt to save operation cost.
Did the people making this decision to reduce the frequency of train not able to see that it would lead to more crowding when social distancing is the order of the day? Paying millions does not guarantee that you would not get monkeys.
With trains so crowded, how not to expect higher rate of infection?
PS. After all the complaints, SMRT is readjustment the frequency of the trains.
The Covid19 pandemic has brought out the good side and the ugly side of many countries. The Americans under the fumbling Trump who did practically nothing in January and February other boasting that the virus is under control in America, and the virus would ago away miraculously in April, but with more than 600,000 infected cases and more than 30,000 American death, he is now blaming and fighting with everyone.
He fought with the media and reporters, he fought with the governors, he fought with his team, and wanting to sack Fauci, his medical adviser and an expert in infectious disease. Then he turned international to blame China for his failures. Latest he blamed WHO and decided not to pay America's due to WHO in the tune of US$400m.
Many countries also showed their ugly sides by throwing out their migrant workers, leaving them jobless, without food and a roof over their heads, ie leaving them to die. Some were also deported.
The best place for foreign workers to be in at a time like this is Singapore. Singapore is doing everything possible to help the foreign workers here, feeding them, taking care of them, providing them free Covid19 testing, free hospitalisation, free medical care, and protecting their jobs. The PM even went on air to assure their families back home that they need not have to worry as the Singapore Govt is looking after them and would make sure they would return to them safely.
This is Singapore at its best. This is Singapore's Gold Standard in fighting this Covid19 pandemic. Singapore is an example for the world to follow. And every foreign worker would be tested, free of charge. Unlike in the USA, many would not be tested as they did not have enough test kits. Also, in the USA, testing for Covid19 cost US$200 even for Americans.
And oh, foreign workers in Singapore can complain to the govt about their poor accommodation and environment and the govt would listen to them and take appropriate actions to improve their lives. This would not happen in any other country in the world. Foreign workers would normally be left to their own devise and booted out of their countries when they become a nuisance or no longer useful.
See how good Singapore is for foreign workers. But please do not rush to come here. We are flooded with too many foreign workers and many are positive with the virus. If more foreign workers are to come, Singapore will be overwhelmed and there may not be enough of everything for Singaporeans.
Just be patient. After this thing is over, Singapore will open its doors again, wide wide, for 10m or 20 million people to come and live and work here.
I am not sure if the poor and jobless Singaporeans are treated that well, free food, free lodging, free medical, jobs protected, etc etc. So much sayang sayang.
A grocery trip turned out to be a traumatising experience for a pair of Singaporean and Malaysian students in Australia.
The female students, who only wanted to be known by their initials C and S, told Mothership that they are currently studying at the University of Melbourne.
Started with verbal abuse
On Apr. 15, C, who is an 18-year-old Singaporean, was out with her 20-year-old Malaysian friend, S, to get some groceries.
While walking down Elizabeth Street, they spotted two Caucasian women verbally harassing other Asian passers-by.
After making eye contact, the women directed their verbal abuse at C and S, shouting "coronavirus" repeatedly...
Watch this video and circulate it to let everyone knows, especially the bananas, that they would be attacked by these vicious white racists. This kind of racist viciousness must not be tolerated and ignored. It must be publicised and condemned. Keeping silence would only encourage the white racists to continue with their attacks.
The video and comments were posted in mothership.sg.
Should we allow these racist bitches to continue to beat us?
Always be prepared to fight back, armed yourself with something. When they attacked you, you have no choice but to fight for your life and your dignity....or be trashed and be treated like trash.
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported a record 728 new cases of COVID-19 on
Thursday (Apr 16), bringing the total number of infections in the
country to 4,427. CNA
Singapore is setting new records everyday for new cases of infection. 728 is a number that no Asean countries ever seen. And this is happening in tiny Singapore with a population of less than 6m. As of today, only the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia have more cases than Singapore but not for long. Singapore's record breaking rate if maintained, would push Singapore ahead of them in a matter of days.
And on Friday another 623 cases bringing the total to 5050. Indonesia and the Philippines are just hitting 6,000. If this rate of increase is maintained, in two days Singapore would be more than Indonesia and the Philippines, the highest in Asean, number one in Asean.
This is going to put a lot of pressure on our limited resources and hospital facilities. This is going to put a lot of pressure on the govt to declare Dorscon Red, something they are very reluctant to do as it would not only affect commerce but also the possibility of holding a General Election. The Covid19 will now decide if a GE is possible in the next few months.
What is happening to Singapore in managing the Covid19 is a fairy tale turns bad. But what to do, it happened. Let's move on. What, you mean the GE is on? Oops, just asking aloud, not spreading rumours.
A crowded MRT train on Apr 17, 2020, the first day of reduced transport services. (Photo: Facebook/Elvis Ezekiel Yap)
