Cases in the community: 14 (13 Singaporeans/PRs, 1 Work Permit holder)
Cases residing in dormitories: 434
Of new cases, 99% are linked to known clusters, the rest are pending contact tracing
Active cases: 17,672
in hospitals: 901 (10 in ICU)
in community facilities: 16,771
Fatalities: 23
Total discharged: 12,117
discharged yesterday: 910
Total cases: 29,812
Passing of 73 year old due to COVID-19
A 73-year-old male Singapore Citizen has passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection on 21 May 2020. He was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 17 Apr. The National Centre for Infectious Diseases has reached out to his family and is extending assistance to them.
A 20-year-old man was charged for assault on the 21 May 2020, He was sentenced to 6 months at the Reformative Training Centre (RTC).
According to the media release, The 20-year-old and 3 others had violently assaulted another man out of jealousy. The victim suffered from multiple facial fractures and requires plastic surgery.
The incident was triggered after the jealous man found out that his girlfriend is still in contact with her ex-boyfriend. The jealous man insisted on her girlfriend to arrange a meetup with her ex-boyfriend at Vivo City.
During the meetup, the man and his friends violently assaulted the victim in the toilet. After the assault, the man and his friends took a photo of the victim covering in blood.
The man later gave the victim a sum of $ 20,000 as compensation.
According to a FB post from user Muhammad Farhan on the 21 May 2020, a bunch of maggots were spotted wiggling inside the cover of the CCTV of the lift. There was a foul smell in the lift.
IN HIS FB POST:
” NEA, HDB, Town Council..i understand you guys are very busy but could you guys please look into this matter..Email and call but still till today theres maggots in the lift cctv..plus it stinks!!Please do something abt it..Digusting tau!!!”
According to a media release, Tampines Town Council had informed that the maggots had been removed and the CCTV was dismantled and cleaned. However, little bugs can be seen on the ground of the lift.
According to a media release, a 26-year-old man was arrested on the 20 May 2020 for his involvement of stealing woman’s underwear. On the 10 May 2020 at 9.25pm, the police were alerted to a underwear theft case that happened along Pasir Ris Street 12.
The man was later arrested after investigation and reviewing of the police CCTV. The police found more than 25 different types of woman underwear in his possession were seized.
Investigation is ongoing.
If convicted the man will face up a jail term up to 3 years, fine or both
Facebook user Victor Zelims Chua enquired through whatsapp to order some food from YumSea Seafood Soup Marsiling Mall outlet, but got a very rude response from their customer service.
His first message was at 8:03pm enquiring on ordering a meal the following day. He followed up with a message at 11:54am whether the delivery was on. After being ignored twice, the frustration most probably grew and he sent a message stating “hey if you’re keen to do biz, then don’t post on FB to advertise”.
He got a response immediately from the outlet replying “Sorry we only entertain people with sense and understanding”.
The conversation as stated on Victor Zelims Chua Facebook page.
A 46 year old Taiwanese woman, Sun Zhuyan, is facing two charges which consist of harassment and committing a reckless act which would endanger the lives of others.
She is suspected of enter ION shopping mall at Orchard Road without wearing a mask and deliberately sneezing at a female security guard. In addition, she even threw a globe, a plastic chair, a vacuum cleaner, a glass bottle and three pencils from the third floor of her Fifth Avenue Apartment.
She appeared in court yesterday and she argued with the judge for close to an hour. She even accused the judge of interrupting her speech. She initially pleaded and begged the judge to give her a chance before changing her statement, saying that she did not sneeze at the victim intentionally.
During hearing, the accused not only interrupted the judge and the interpreter, but also asked why the judge could interrupt her but she could not do the same. Thereafter, she also said in a mocking tone: “If you don’t want to listen to me explain, then I will not explain.”
A Facebook user shared a video (20th May) and stated that, there were still many individuals at Robertson Quay who are still not wearing their mask.
He even went to the extent of informing two policemen and social distancing ambassadors about the issue, but their response was that they were brisk walking.
He was puzzled as the speed for brisk walking was 5km per hour which was not the case for the individual who weren’t wearing their mask.
screenshot of the post from Facebook user
He then had to “discharge his civic duty”, by walking up to them to request that they don their mask, which they complied.
A piece of concrete ceiling fell on a child after he sprayed water at it. The Town Council and HDB visited the unit to do a thorough check on the site.
HDB stated that the spalling concrete was was cause by severe rebar corrosion. And the corrosion most probably happened due to water ingress from the above ceiling which caused the concrete ceiling to fall.
Authorities have said that repair works for the flat will be done on May 22.
This is the full statement from HDB.
“HDB was alerted to an incident of spalling concrete on Tuesday afternoon (19 May 2020). Our officers visited the flat the same day, and found spalling concrete in the ceiling of the toilet.
Spalling concrete occurs when steel bars embedded in the ceiling start to corrode, due to the ingress of moisture and acidic elements. Over time, this causes the concrete ceiling cover to crack and fall off. This is a natural wear and tear process which occurs in older buildings, such as this flat which is 45 years old. It tends to occur more frequently in moisture-prone areas such as the kitchen and bathrooms, where the humidity will speed up the carbonation process, which causes spalling concrete. However, spalling concrete is non-structural in nature and will not affect the building’s structural integrity.
We have helped the family to clear the debris arising from the spalling concrete, and will be carrying out repair works in the flat on Friday (22 May 2020). As this is a rental flat, HDB will bear the cost of repair.
With regular maintenance, spalling concrete in HDB flats, if it occurs, is usually minor and can easily be repaired. If there are signs of spalling concrete, flat owners should carry out repairs early to prevent the problem from deteriorating further and affecting a larger area. In the event rental tenants discover any defects such as spalling concrete or ceiling leak, tenants should report to HDB so that HDB can carry out the necessary repairs. More details on the repair works are available on the HDB InfoWEB.”
Mcdonald’s Crispy Chicken Feast and Coconut Pie is back on their menu. Many have tried many seasons items on the menu such as Kiasu Burger, Twister Fries, Shaker Fries, Prosperity Burgers, etc.
But which is the best of all? Many Singaporeans would have their own differing views.
Anyway, according to Mcdonald’s website, the 2pc Crispy Chicken is listed as S$6.20 a la carte, and S$8.10 as an extra value meal.
According to a video circulating on social media, on the 16 May 2020, a woman in China had ordered a tonne worth onions to her ex-boyfriend after their break up.
According to a voice clip in the video, she explained that her ex-boyfriend was not affected by their breakup. As for herself, she had cried for 3 days. In order to let her ex-boyfriend to have a taste of what she went through, she decided to order the onions and send it to her ex-boyfriend place to make him cry.
She had even left a note for the delivery man not to call up the house owner upon arrival and just pile up all the onions at the doorstep of the indicated address.
