Day: 17 March 2020

55 posts

18-year-old S’porean student holds country’s first “climate strike”

An 18-year-old Singaporean student named J-Min took a stand for the planet…

Ministry of Education explains the differences between LOA, SHN and QO

As school holidays begin its course, the Ministry of Health (MOH) advised…

Netizens say social distancing measures at hawker centres “ineffective” and “stupid”

Keeping in line with the government’s call for social distancing as a…

Indonesians rush into S’pore by air and sea to beat deadline; Indonesia says number of new cases declining

Indonesian media reported that hundreds of Indonesians flooded the Batam Center International…

Pink Dot at Hong Lim Park to be called off, supporters invited to participate from home

As the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases continue to rise in Singapore,…

S’pore to consider ordering school closures while neighbouring M’sia shuts down schools: National Development Minister Lawrence Wong

Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, announced a restricted movement order…

SPP rebukes timing of the EBRC report and possible GE, awaits amendments to rules on campaigning

On Monday (16 March), Mr Steve Chia, Secretary General of Singapore People’s…

【武汉冠状病毒】23例！本地单日确诊创新高

根据新加坡卫生部文告，截至3月17日中午12时（17日），本地新增23起武汉冠状病毒（COVID-19）确诊病例，创下单日新高。 这使得本地累计确诊病例增至26起；今日有五人出院，累计出院114人，不过仍有14人需待在加护病房。 今日新增确诊病例有17例都属入境病例，其中两起与早前病例有关联。但也有其中四例感染源头不明。 一些病患到过欧洲各国 第244例是53岁男公民，与早前的36岁男公民有关联，他们上月26至29日曾在德国、29至本月7日在意大利、本月7至14日到过瑞士。 7日人在意大利时，他就已出现症状，返国后15日就被送到鹰阁医院，昨日中午确诊。在入院前他曾前往河谷路（River Valley Road）的住家式办公处，住在亚历山大路一带。 76岁确诊病患在滨海盛景西座上班 第245例是76岁男公民，近期未到过境外感染重灾区，12日出现症状，15日就被送到中央医院。入院前曾前往滨海盛景西座（Marina One West Tower）上班，住在文礼通道（Boon…

SBS Transit requests its M’sian bus captains to stay in S’pore for two weeks following M’sia’s travel restrictions

With the recent travel restrictions being imposed in Malaysia, SBS Transit Ltd…

COVID-19 and the politics of fear

by Khush Chopra What is behind people’s fear as to the COVID-19…