Last month (24 Jun), ministers Gan Kim Yong, Lawrence Wong and Ong Ye Kung drew a new roadmap for Singaporeans to live with Covid-19. They want Singaporeans to deal with Covid-19 as part of their daily lives.
That
is to say, people will go to work, travel and shop without quarantines
and lockdowns, even with the coronavirus in their midst.
With
enough people vaccinated, Covid-19 will be managed like other endemic
diseases such as the common flu, said the three ministers, who co-chair
the multi-ministry task force on Covid-19.
“The bad news is that
Covid-19 may never go away. The good news is that it is possible to live
normally with it in our midst,” they said. “Our next milestone will be
to have at least two-thirds of our population fully vaccinated with two
doses around National Day.”
Above from the correspondent and posted in TOC.
Is is a good idea to drop all restrictions and live like normal, no quarantines, no lockdowns, no masks. The US and UK are advocating this. Since they are unable to control the virus, just jab as many as possible and try to live with the virus. Australia is a funny exception. They have the virus quite under control and would still resort to lockdowns and restrictions to control the virus and not allowing it to spread or admit defeat and have to live with the virus. Countries that are relatively successful in curbing the spread would not want to let go and live with the virus.
So there will be two camps with two different views and thoughts on how to deal with and live with the virus. One choosing to live dangerously with the virus and another saying no way. The good news is that all the countries that have failed to control the virus would want to live dangerously with the virus. So Singapore would have many friends like the US, UK and India to be sleeping partners.
The bad news is that countries that are successful in controlling the virus would close their doors to Singaporeans who want to live with the virus. They may ban Singaporeans and SIA from flying into their countries.
Then what? Some may want to live dangerously and some may not. The world would be divided into two camps, the everything goes camp and another camp that says, no way, stay away from us. How many would like to join Singapore to live with the virus? I can count on US, UK and India to live dangerously and happily. Just open the door wide wide, Singapore's favourite style.
The latest spread in KTVs and Jurong Fish Market is a good opportunity to live with the virus. No need to panic, no need to clamp down, just let it be and live as if nothing has happened.
What do you think?
And the bad news is, don't pray, pray with this virus. It is too unpredictable and very challenging and can be very deadly.