The U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be working with Singapore’s MOH and update their Travel Health Notice for the country regarding Singapore’s Covid-19 testing data, according to Bloomberg.
The US agency had classified their travel advisory alert for Singapore to Unknown earlier this week, placing us in the same classification as North Korea, Afghanistan, and Syria, to name a few.
The advisory previously advised against traveling to Singapore, citing an “unknown” situation, and said that “even fully vaccinated travelers may be at risk”.
The agency had cited a “lack of testing findings for their classification.
This is because they used statistics from the website Our World in Data, which hasn’t been updated since November 2021.
Ong Ye Kung responded
The Singapore Minister of Health, Ong Ye Kung then responded saying that “to be clear, we know our situation very well.”
He then shed light on the positive rates for over 150,000 PCR tests done every week, which is under 2%; and that a very small handful of wastewater testing stations are registering the presence of viral fragments.
He added that the incident of covid-19 in the community is low and stable.
Minister of Health Ong Ye Kung said in a Facebook post that it is too early to answer if a 4th dose of the Covid-19 vaccine is needed.
Here is his post in full:
These are some FAQs, following our MTF press conference two days ago.
Why do we need a 9-month expiry date after the 2 doses of mRNA vaccines / 3 doses of Sinovac/Sinopharm vaccines?
Because protection will wane over time. This can be restored with a booster dose, which is recommended 5 months after mRNA vaccines and 3 months after Dose 3 for Sinovac/Sinopharm.
We will allow individuals up to 270 days to get a booster. The policy will take effect from Monday, 14 Feb 2022.
How to calculate my vaccination validity?
Here’s an example:
Say you got your Dose 2 of mRNA vaccine on 1 June 2021
Around 150 days or 5 months later, 1 Nov 2021 – Eligible for booster
270 days or about 9 months later, 26 Feb 2022 – Get boosted by this date to be considered fully vaccinated
Day 271, 27 Feb 2022 – Fully vaccinated status will lapse if booster is not taken
If I have been infected and recovered, what is the recommendation for boosters?
If you have recovered well from an infection, without complications, your immune system would have gone through a strong stimulus. Think of it as a fairly powerful vaccination shot.
There can be various combinations of infection with vaccination doses.
You may be infected after you have completed two doses, before you started vaccination, or in between the two doses.
Say an mRNA vaccine dose is V and infection is I, the three combinations are:
V+V+I: You got three stimulants, and you are considered boosted.
I+V+V : You got three stimulants, and are considered boosted.
V+I+V: You are fully vaccinated, but not boosted. This is because the timing between two doses is 3 to 4 weeks, and to get infected in between, means the first V and the I are too close in timing together, and they are not separate stimulants to your body. You need V+I+V+V to be considered boosted.
Rule of thumb, if you are infected while unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, you need two more doses to be considered boosted.
But there’s no rush to get boosted if you have I+V or V+I+V. Our experts tell us that under these scenarios, the immunity takes longer to wane, beyond 9 months. So you will get the green light for booster VDS until our experts advise that it is time to boost. But if you want the extra protection, it is safe to get the boost, and our Vaccination Centres will allow you to do so.
Now that we must get a third dose to get our vaccination status extended, does that mean there will be a fourth, fifth, sixth dose?
Israel is the only country so far to administer a fourth dose for people who are not immunocompromised.
It is too early to answer that question. If we look at an endemic disease like Influenza, people take annual vaccines to protect themselves. This is because the Influenza virus keeps mutating so a new vaccine dose is necessary every year. So whether we need future COVID-19 vaccine doses, depends on how fast the protection from three doses wanes, and whether the virus keeps mutating.
A 69-year-old man has been detained for his alleged role in a cheating case.
The incident happened back in July 2021, the Police were contacted by a victim who wanted to take a $15 million loan.
The scammer told the victim to pay $1.5 million in order to secure the loan. The victim was told that the amount paid will go to a loan broker and the victim will receive the $15 million loan in cash installments.
Preliminary investigations found that the individual reportedly kept $1.25 million of the $1.5 million paid by the corporation, with the remaining going to the loan broker. Following that, the individual remained uncontactable and allegedly failed to repay the money.
On January 5, 2022, officers from the Central Police Division launched an operation and apprehended the individual. As case exhibits, electronic devices were confiscated. According to preliminary investigations, the guy is suspected of being engaged in other similar incidents.
The man has since been charged with cheating, if he is found guilty of cheating he can be jailed for up to 10 years along with a fine.
For more information on scams, members of the public may visit www.scamalert.sg or call the Anti-Scam Hotline at 1800-722-6688.
Anyone with information on such scams may call the Police Hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/iwitness.
A girl shared how she is dating her fiance but complains that his “bird” is small and that he doesn’t know how to use it.
Here is the story:
“I know this is going to be unpopular so I’ll keep it short.
I’ve had 2 ex-boyfriends and am currently dating my fiance. The only problem is that my fiance is really bad in the bedroom,
And he has a relative small size that he doesn’t know how to use. He a;sp insists that he’s very good at it. Something like dunning-krueger but with his “bird”.
He’s comparable to my first ex who was a virgin, and he’s way smaller than my second ex.
I don’t know how to talk to him about this without hurting his ego, since he insists he’s so good that he won’t read online articles on how to be better,
And sometimes he even insists they’re wrong and he’s right. Help please?”
A netizen shared how he sent his laptop for repairs at a shop in Sim Lim Square and the man damaged his laptop and refused to fix it.
Here is the story:
“Few takeaways:
1. 10 years old MacBook pro
2. Everything (sound, fan) works fine on Thursday night with power cable, except battery is dead, cannot recharge
3. I just need to replace the battery
Early morning 10am, I went to Sim Lim Square, this is the only shop opened during that time and the uncle seems friendly. He quoted $80 which I’m ok with it. Then he pointed to me the speaker spoilt, he can repair it for $20, I also fine with it. He said he will clean the inside for me, I saw him using a big paintbrush to clean the speaker and fan area.
Upon collecting, the MBP is on and everything seems fine. I off the laptop and went back. But when I on the laptop again at my home, the fan gave a loud rattling sound.
I went back the next morning, expecting him to voluntarily fix the problem and I wanted to replace an internal hard disk inside also. Another business for him. But when he saw me, he pretended not to know me and asked me for the receipt, which I gave to him. Then he miraculously remembers me.
When he opened the back of the laptop, he pointed the fan and said it’s spoilt, need to replace. Then I said: “But uncle, my laptop was ok when I handed it to you, the battery you replaced is ok, but the fan problem started after you fixed the battery, I also wanted to replace an internal hard disk and get it from you.
He answered me: ”Your MBP is so old, parts will get spoilt, you cannot say I spoilt the fan” Of which I replied I saw how he brushed the speaker and the fan part so harshly, that might be the cause. I told him my comp no problem when I handed to him and the fan problem existed after I left the shop with the laptop. (The fan rattling sounds will disappear after 5-6 minutes). He said:” this actually quite simple to repair, but I dun want to, leave”
I’m unlucky to randomly pick such a store and while I got empathy towards this uncle in this current times, I feel he needs to be called out to prevent honest customers from patronizing this black shop”
Is it just me being insecure or it’s normal for a partner to think
this way? Basically I have a bf of a year plus and we are talking about marriage now. Something is bothering me from time to time….
He has a close female bff for close to a decade. By close, I mean they can discuss what’s their fav s** position with respective partners (yes both attached to different people), they are always there for each other during their lowest times (i.e. rs issues with partners or breakups, health scares etc). They basically know each other inside out except for the physical intimacy part which I choose to believe him in that they’ve never been intimate. All these translates to her knowing him more than me for sure.
Another issue I want to bring up is gifting. They gift generously to each other. Like X’mas presents, birthday gifts, housewarming gifts can cost more than $1k each. He gifts me generously as well, which I am not trying to compare here. My point is, I usually buy more affordable gifts within my budget like Airpod Pro for X’mas which I think is reasonable. On the other hand, this female bff will gift him an LV passport holder… she even mentioned she’s gonna buy him a OSIM massage chair that costs about $1k plus for his housewarming coming up in June. I know I shouldn’t let this bother me, but dont you all think this friendship is not ordinary?
Oftentimes, I feel less of a gf than she is. He constantly reassures me it’s their usual practice and I dont have to match up with the price, I can buy something I am comfortable to spend, but this situation always leaves some fleeting thoughts inside me? Will he compare the gifts he receives from bff vs me? You just imagine you received a gift of your fav gadget from ur bff, whereas your gf only buys you an extension or accessories of the gadget. Will you feel she bo xim? Haiz.
To be fair he is very assuring and always tell me if something’s gonna happen between them, it would have long ago in this 10 years. I always gave the same reply “because the time is not right yet” Right person + right time = BAM! And you never know.
After reading my story do you’ll think my insecurities and worries are valid? And your thoughts on this sticky situation pls?
Hi, I really hope you can post this because I need help thanks…
I don’t like my bf’s father. I’ve been together with my bf for 5 years and recently started spending more time at his place as I started running my own business and don’t have to go office anymore.
His father is entitled, rude to people including me. My bf agrees but he is a more go-with-the-flow type of person and the times he speaks up, things do not end well so I think he does not want to speak up so often but let it slide.
My main concern is what is going to happen when I have a kid. I don’t want my kid to be exposed to someone like that.
I am stuck in a moral dilemma.
I know it may sound ridiculous but I’ve been stress everytime something happens till I feel like crying because I feel very worried for the future as I really don’t want a case where I have to be forced into doing something I don’t like, for example, needing to leave my kids for a night with him for sleep over or something.. I wouldn’t know what happens.
Does any of you out there face similar issue? Can anyone advise me? Thank you very much.
What netizens say:
I’ve a father who is egoistic, rude and thinks he is always right. Solution? Don’t live under the same household as him. Know that you have the ability to set boundaries and how much time you spend with him.If you are going to marry your bf, you can’t avoid meeting his father. Just know that you can choose how long you want to spend with him and that includes your children too.Also, I’ve found that the “nod and agree everything that he said” method helps so much. Cuz once you agree to everything he says, after awhile, he will have nothing much to say cuz everyone agrees with what he said and there’s no avenue for any arguments to arise.As for your kids, don’t worry lah, unless they spend a copious amount of time with him, they are more likely to be influenced by you and your bf than him.You can’t change the person, but you can change how you deal with the person.All the best!
If you have always been having a lovely and cordial relationship with your bf I don’t really see what’s the issue here especially the ask here is pretty futuristic in my opinion.What I do recommend here is to evaluate the options especially like moving when both your are married etc. unless some circumstances that doesn’t allow both your bf and you to. However I believe you need to position strategically if there is a want for this.Overall, don’t need to stress yourself unnecessary and manage this accordingly. Do talk and work it out with your bf especially if both of you have the intentions to move to the next stage of life.
Is your bf close to his father? Cos my fil also cannot make it one. But lucky my Hb not close with him. So even though we stay under one roof, I have two kids btw, my kids never feel attach to my fil. In fact my son don’t really like my fil as well. So all his bad habits never really influence my son. So I think you don’t have to worry so much. Once you married and you move out, you won’t really gather with your in laws unless special occasions.
A woman shared how she joined a dating agency, who matched her with a man in his 50s with a chronic disease and asked her if she minds taking care of him.
Here is the story:
“I’m 42F and a couple of months ago I went for profiling session via zoom from a dating agency my friend recommended.
The lady from that dating agency said it’s near impossible to match me to men around my age.
She said she has a client in his 50s with chronic diseases, and she can match me to him. She even asked me if I mind taking care of him as he has chronic diseases.
For a moment, I wondered it’s a dating agency or a maid/nurse hiring agency.
Anyway, it is true men in 40s won’t choose women around their age?”
A netizen shared how a motorcyclist was hogging a whole lane, riding very slowly and deliberately braking in front of his car.
The incident happened on 5 January at about 2pm, at Jalan Membina.
Here is the story:
“Encountered a rider #FBK6173M who was brake checking in the middle of the road. Even coming to a complete stop at one point.
He saw us turn on the right signal and went to Turn Right before us. Wonder how long his brake checks would have lasted if we had turned right as well.
Before this incident, we were going to change lanes but he honked from behind alerting us and we stopped and gave way.
After which he stopped beside our window and we apologized.
But after the junction, he goes on to do his stunts of brake checking causing a nuisance to the whole row of cars behind, thinking that he is taking “revenge” but ending up wasting his own time for food delivery.”
