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19,159 NEW CASES ON 2 MAR 22, 10 DEATHS

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19,159 NEW CASES ON 2 MAR 22, 10 DEATHS


The Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported a total of 19,159 new cases on 2 March 2022 with 10 fatalities.

Case details

Of the 19,159 new cases, 18,999 are local.

The remaining 160 are imported cases.

Of the cases today, 16,482 cases are low risk and detected via ART test while 2,677 cases are detected via PCR.

The 16,482 ART positive cases consist of 16,374 local cases and 108 imported cases, while the 2,677 PCR positive cases consist of 2,625 local cases and 52 imported cases.

The bulk majority of Singapore’s cases today are under the Protocol 2 status, which represents that they are well or assessed with mild conditions.

Patients in Hospitals

1,708 patients are currently in hospitals according to MOH’s latest infection statistics.

Out of those currently in hospitals, 215 patients require supplementary oxygen and 51 patients are in the intensive care unit (ICU).

Weekly infection growth rate

The weekly infection growth rate is now at 0.98, 0.04 lesser than what was reported on Monday when it was at 1.02.

This rate refers to the ratio of community cases of the past week as compared to the week before.

This is the first time since 3 Jan 22 that the rate is below 1.

Vaccination status

As of 2 March 2022, 95 percent of the population in Singapore eligible for vaccination have completed the full vaccination regime under the National Vaccination Programme.

68 percent of those who are eligible for vaccination have also received their booster jabs.

Total toll

10 fatalities reported today brings the death toll in Singapore to 1,040 and the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic is now at 767,663.

Image source: Google Maps

EBIKE RIDER RIDES DANGEROUSLY, THREATENS TO BEAT UNCLE UP

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EBIKE RIDER RIDES DANGEROUSLY, THREATENS TO BEAT UNCLE UP

A netizen has recently uploaded footage taken from his vehicle’s dash cam on an incident where he witnessed while driving out of the carpark compound.

According to what was seen on his dashcam footage, an ebike rider was seen riding dangerously on the road as he had cut across dangerously.

His actions led to the driver of a red vehicle nearly colliding into him but luckily, the driver managed to brake his vehicle in time and sounded a horn to alert the ebike rider.

On hearing the blaring sound of the horn used on him, the ebike rider started to behave like a hooligan and confronted the driver.

He rode his bike to the driver’s seat, gestured to the driver, smacked the vehicle with his hands and opened up the car door and made threatening gestures to the driver who was apparently an uncle.

Met the driver

The netizen then tried to get the driver’s attention and finally met up with him when the driver stopped at his relative’s house.

According to the netizen, the uncle was visibly affected by the confrontation with the ebike rider and tears were seen forming up at the corner of his eyes.

The uncle also mentioned that something had dropped during the confrontation and when the netizen went back to the scene to check it out, he found the license plate belonging to the ebike rider and snapped a picture of it.

Footage of the incident was also passed to the uncle and his relative by the netizen who witnessed the incident.

Here is the post by the netizen

“I hardly post up such things but this deserve some justice, uncle (in red car) horn at the e bike for cutting across dangerously, but this young man reacted violently, just watch the video.

Summary, the young man opened the car door and threaten to beat the uncle up. After the incident, I tried to get uncle’s attention, ended up we met up when he finally stop at his relative’s house, he was visibly very shaken, and tears were forming in his eyes, told uncle that I had the footage and will assist him, passed uncle and his relative the footage, and uncle mentioned something dropped, guess what? It’s the license plate of the ebike.

Went back to collect it and snap a photo of it.

As an athlete and educator, one thing I can’t stand is cases like this, esp towards the elderly. And we have been teaching others to be an upstander, should the situation escalated further, I would no doubt step in to assist.”

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Image and Video source: Wayne Kwan/Facebook

MAN SWORN NEVER TO ORDER FROM NTUC AGAIN, AFTER WAITED FOR DELIVER TILL MIDNIGHT

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MAN SWORN NEVER TO ORDER FROM NTUC AGAIN, AFTER WAITED FOR DELIVER TILL MIDNIGHT

Respect to NTUC FairPrice you have a very responsible driver who send the daily essentials which my family order on Friday should be delivery on Monday 28/02/22 from 8pm to 10pm but was told delay until 12am.

That cause my brother to stay up late until 1am even if he is working 1/03/22 @ 7am.
Then on 1/03/22 morning he call the customer service of ntuc they apologise for the delay and told will be delivered 1/03/22 from 6pm to 8pm however we waited for it to come last night but was again delay for 1hour so about 8.50pm the daily essentials was still not coming so he call the customer service one more time they inform he it’s already on the way however my brother was already pissed off he told them by 9.30pm the order don’t come he won’t accept the order and demand for a refund, the customer service agree on the refund.

So by 9.30pm the order wasn’t here. So I discuss with my brother I will head down to Sheng Siong Supermarket instead of waiting for NTUC FairPrice which is so effective to delay the order for 2days for some daily essentials which cost us total of $250plus.

To my surprise after going to Sheng Siong so late to buy some urgent essentials which cost me to cab back home cause I carry about 6 to 7 bags. I don’t mind the cab fee of $10 but the driver of Ntuc FairPrice just left the daily essentials on the table outside my house unattended plus my brother was home never even try to press the doorbell or knock on the door and just left like that. NTUC FairPrice please take note we won’t be responsible for the missing item when you guys come back and claim it we demand for a full refund.

My family will never order ntuc delivery again after this and many unpleasant experience. 

FT JAILED AFTER PUNCHING WIFE IN THE FACE AND CUTTING HER HAIR

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FT JAILED AFTER PUNCHING WIFE IN THE FACE AND CUTTING HER HAIR

A man was sentenced to jail after assaulting his wife several times.

The man has been held in remand since Jan 10, he was sentenced to 16 weeks jail

The Malaysian couple came to Singapore to work and support their families back home

Here is what happen:

26-year-old, Malaysian national Mohamad Syafiq punched his wife in the face injuring her eyes and lips and even took a pair of scissors and held it against her face before cutting her hair.

The wife screams in terror before running into the landlord’s room to seek refuge.

He is also accused of grabbing her cheek, stepping on her and poking her eyes in the public.

The first incident started in July 2021, after a dispute with is wife Syafiq punched his wife in the face and leaving a bruise on her eye.

In October, he got into an argument with his wife again and punched his wife in the face again, this time injuring her lips.

Earlier this year, while the woman was sleeping Syafiq punched her face again and shouted at her before leaving the room and returning with a pair of scissors.

She hold her while cutting her hair, while the woman was screaming in terror. The landlord heard the noise and came to knock on their door.

The victim took the chance to escape from his clutches and ran to the landlord’s room to hide.

NEW E-WALLET FEATURE FOR CITIZENS TO RECEIVE MONEY FROM GOVERNMENT

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NEW E-WALLET FEATURE FOR CITIZENS TO RECEIVE MONEY FROM GOVERNMENT

There is a new e-wallet feature called GovWallet, which enables citizens to receive funds from Government agencies.

The Singpass application will also feature more digital identification cards.

These were all announced today (Mar 2) along with many other announcements as the Government seeks to transform digitally.

GovWallet

This is an e-wallet feature which can be integrated with mobile applications such as LifeSG, an app which provides government services to users at different stages in their lives.

Users of GovWallet can receive vouchers or credits from government agencies directly on the applications, therefore reducing the need for paper vouchers.

Government agencies can also use it to select participating merchants and users can spend the vouchers or credits given to them via scanning the PayNow QR Code.

Merchants who are already on PayNow will not need to sign up as the GovWallet feature already has the PayNow function.

It can also be integrated with ATMs so that users who do not have a bank account can withdraw payouts from the Government easily.

As of today, the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) have already started using the GovWallet feature via LifeSG to pay out benefits to about 35,000 NSMen.

New Singpass improvements

The Singpass application will also see more digital identification cards and more of other improvements added to the application.

Here are the enhancements:

  • Digital cards
    – More cards available under ‘My Cards’ such as digital driving license.
    – Healthcare Professionals can see their digital practising certificate since January.
    – Digital NRICs can be seen by all in the presnet
  • Languages
    – English can be translated to all the official languages in Singapore, Mandarin, Tamil and Malay.
    – Government working on agencies sending multi-lingual notifications to the Singpass application inbox.
  • Accessibility for business users
    – Business users can access their companies’ profiles and information if they have CorpPass account.
    – Business owners and employees can look up information on business registration and shareholders, as well as awarded government contracts information.

    The Singpass app has around 3.5 million users as of February.

    Image source: Singpass.gov.sg

4 Y.O FATALLY ASSAULTED BY STEPFATHER, CLEARED OF MURDER CHARGE

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4 Y.O FATALLY ASSAULTED BY STEPFATHER, CLEARED OF MURDER CHARGE

A 4-year-old girl who was kicked to death by her stepfather was cleared of the murder charge yesterday (March 1).

29-year-old Muhammad Salihin Ismail was convicted of voluntarily causing grievous hurt instead of murder.

The child was kicked in the stomach but it was unintentional as the father was angry he started kicking whatever was in front of him but he did not particularly aim at any part of the victim’s body.

The judge said that there was no proof that the suspect had the intention to inflict fatal injuries to the child.

What happened?

The incident happened in September 2018, the accused got angry after the girl urinated on the floor. During the time of the incident, the mother was not home.

Salihin did not beat her but brought her to the toilet bowl, but it happened again and Salihin pushed and kicked the girl in the abdomen reacting to his anger.

Later that day the girl said that she was experiencing a stomachache and vomited and later became unconscious.

The victim was later pronounced dead at the hospital on September 2 at 10.15 AM

Autopsy reports revealed that the girl died from internal bleeding.

History of ill treating the girl

Salihin is also facing two charges for two separate incidents of violence against the victim, Back in 2017, he scalded the girl with hot water from the shower.

In 2018, he slam the girl’s head against the wall.

The case has been adjourned and he will be back in court for his sentencing.

UK GOVT – PUTIN COULD BE FACING PROSECUTION FOR WAR CRIMES

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UK GOVT – PUTIN COULD BE FACING PROSECUTION FOR WAR CRIMES

The government of the United Kingdom warned that the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, could very possibly be prosecuted for war crimes.

The UK government issued the warning yesterday following the shelling of Kharkiv that destroyed a school, resulting in at least 11 civilians being killed.

Pictures of the aftermath surfaced, showing at least one little girl killed in the Russian attack, with a doctor who tried to save one of the children saying “show this to Putin”.

The International Criminal Court is investigating alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity by the Russian forces since the Crimean seizure in 2014.

A former war crimes prosecutor, Justice Secretary Dominic Raab spoke to BBC saying that there’s a “very real risk that they end up in the dock of a court in The Hague”.

Raab added that if the ICC decided to take action, he is sure the UK and its allies will support them.”

The attack in the town of Okhtyrka was slammed by Amnesty Internation chief Agnes Callamard, denouncing it as “stomach turning” and that it should be investigated as a war crime.

She also highlighted a preschool in northeastern Ukraine being hit by cluster bombs, resulting in three deaths which included a child; the preschool was used as a civilian shelter.

BLUESG USER CLAIMS THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE STANDARDS HAVE DROPPED

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BLUESG USER CLAIMS THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE STANDARDS HAVE DROPPED

A netizen who is a user of the BlueSG service shared a post on social media and alleges that the customer service standard of the company has dropped drastically since the pandemic started.

The netizen had found a pink Samsung NX1000 camera set which was left behind in the boot by the previous user of the BlueSG vehicle which he had just rented and had contacted the customer service team seeking advice on how he can hand the camera set over to them.

However, according to him, the customer service operator refused to advise on how the lost and found item could be returned to BlueSG and even when the netizen offered to courier the item over, it was declined by the operator.

Here is the post by the netizen

“Found a pink Samsung NX1000 camera set at the car boot of Bluesg vehicle no. SMQ 535E FV03688.

Called Bluesg hotline and spoken to Ms Jasmine who couldn’t provide any practical solutions as to how do I hand over this camera set to them even though I had offered to pay for courier service this camera set to Bluesg office which Ms Jasmine declined and unable to provide any timing for their technican to collect the set from me remotely.

Wonder is it me or the customer service level of Bluesg has been declining dramatically especially during this COVID-19 pandemic.”

Image source: Google Maps, Unsplash.com

MOM: MIGRANT WORKERS’ HALF YEARLY CHECKUPS DEFERRED TO EASE CLINIC LOADS

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MOM: MIGRANT WORKERS’ HALF YEARLY CHECKUPS DEFERRED TO EASE CLINIC LOADS

The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) released a statement today saying that employers who receive notices to send their migrant workers or female work permit holders for their half yearly medical examinations on January and February this year can defer their examinations to 30 Apr 2022.

This is to help ease the queues and workloads which polyclinics and general practitioners (GPs) face daily due to the current surge in cases which already are causing long lines of patients at the clinics.

MOM also said that workers who will be receiving the notices for the checkups in March and April will be given a new notice date via email or post come end April.

They ended by saying that even though employers who bring their workers for their checkups now will not be turned away by the clinics, it hopes that employers will defer bringing their workers for their checkups now unless their workers require immediate medical attention.

Here is the post by MOM

“To ease the pressure faced by healthcare providers, the six-monthly medical examination (6ME) for Migrant Domestic Workers and other female Work Permit holders will be deferred.

Employers will be notified by MOM on the deferment and new 6ME dates.

Should employers need to send their workers to the clinics for the 6ME, they will not be turned away.

However, we urge employers to defer the 6ME visit, unless medical attention is needed.

For more details, visit: https://go.gov.sg/momdefer6me“

Image source: Ministry of Manpower/Facebook, Google Maps

SPF WARNS OF NEW SCAM EMAIL ASKING FOR TRAFFIC FINES PAYMENT

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SPF WARNS OF NEW SCAM EMAIL ASKING FOR TRAFFIC FINES PAYMENT

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has just issued an advisory on phishing emails circulating around asking for payments for alleged violation of traffic rules.

The phishing emails are sent from the ‘Department of Motor Vehicles’ with the email address of ‘[email protected]’.

These emails will often mention that the recipient has violated a traffic rule and is expected to pay the composition amount within 72 hours of receiving the notice through the EasyPay platform.

The SPF will like to inform the public that the email domain used to send the phishing email is not from the Traffic Police and the Traffic Police will also not request for payment via the EasyPay platform.

They also warned the public not to click any links on the emails or make any payments from the links provided.

Here is the advisory from the SPF

“𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗔𝗗𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗢𝗡 𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖 𝗩𝗜𝗢𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

The Police are aware of an email being circulated, where scammers allege that recipients have violated a traffic offence, and have requested for a payment to be made within 72 hours through the platform, EasyPay Center.

Recipients were directed to click on a phishing link in the email to make payment.

The Police would like to clarify that this is a phishing email and that the email domain does not belong to the Traffic Police.

The Traffic Police will also not request for any payment through EasyPay.

Do not click on the links within the email and do not make any payments via the link provided.

#sgscamalert
#spreadthewordonscams”

Image source: Singapore Police Force/Facebook, Unsplash.com

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