A 43-year-old Singaporean man, known as Case 60389, is the husband of a Singapore Airlines (SIA) cabin crew member whose COVID-19 infection was confirmed on Feb 9 after she was on a turnaround flight to the United Arab Emirates.
He developed “anosmia”, or loss of smell, on Feb 15 during quarantine but did not report his symptom, said MOH.
“On Feb 20, he developed a fever and self-medicated, again without informing MOH of his symptoms,” said the ministry.” He was tested positive on the following day and was sent to the National Centre for Infected Diseases.
The man who works as an event planner is believed to have not been to work since Feb 1. The man’s wife had tested preliminarily positive for the B117 strain of the coronavirus which was considered the more contagious strain first detected in the UK. Her husband has been also been tested for the B117 strain and the result is currently pending.
It is believed that the female cabin crew might have been infected on board a turnaround flight to the UAE.
A video was recently uploaded on the Facebook page SGRV which shows a little boy running onto the 4 lane road.
It was believed that the boy was running away from his mum and his mum could be seen trying to chase after him. At one point, the boy almost got hit by a truck.
An incident happened just this afternoon whereby a Malaysian motorcyclist was riding along the road of Hougang Ave 5.
Not sure why he was in a hurry but he kept tailgating the lorry infront of him.
When the lorry was about to do a right turn to enter the carpark, the motorcyclist did not wait for him to turn and just cut right side riding pass him to the in-coming vehicle lane.
Such actions, he almost caused an accident either by getting knocked by the lorry or by vehicle from the in-coming lane.
A video was recently uploaded on the Facebook page Singapore Incidents which shows how the Hong Kong triads collected their protection money during the Chinese New Year period.
A man who was holding a red plastic basin was followed by a few triad members and a “lion” from a lion dance troupe. He was seen giving well wishes to shop owners of the wet market before these shop owners placed money into his plastic red basin. The incident was filmed at Yuen Lang.
Recently there’s been a commotion going on in the social media regarding burning of joss paper in Bukit Panjang Park area.
The person has then went to seek help from Town council regarding on the matter.
Here is what she was updated by them,
“UPDATE:- (Sunday) MP Liang Eng responded that he will reach out to NEA and Town Council “
“(Monday) Town Council Property Manager and I just had a conversation and the following actions will be taken:- 1) Notices in English & Mandarin will be sent to all units in Petir Road “
“2) Officers will engage households to speak to them directly on the burning of offerings. “
“3) Town Council will work with Singapore Police Force to identify the 2 groups of people pictured below for creating a huge bon fire since i’ve told them that particulars were taken down. “
“4) They are working with religious organisations which will than advise the buddist & taoist communities on the amount of products they are allowed / required to burn “
“5) Municipal Services Office (MSO) needs to pass a bill that will ensure burning outside the delegated bins will be reprimanded (In my opinion, we should create more awareness via all platforms to enforce the government that this is a problem to be solved in the year/s to come) “
“Once the 2 families have been identified, Town Council will follow up with me on their actions and next steps. “
“NParks Christopher de Souza – IS THIS LEGAL IN SINGAPORE? WHEN WILL YOU TAKE ACTION TO EITHER FINE OR JAIL THE PEOPLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS? (https://sso.agc.gov.sg/SL/EPHA1987-RG1)“
During the day 9 of lunar calender where residents are burning joss paper, a couple came home realising that there was a patch of fire on the grass patch.
She went to ask the people burning the joss paper and enede up in an argue.
Full incident according to her,
“We came home late to find that the entire Bukit Panjang Park area was burning in flames. This was what happened…. “
“We approached 3 families and asked them to use the metal bins (WHICH WERE RIGHT INFRONT OF THEM) instead of the grass patches and under the trees to burn their offerings. It escalated quickly into an argument which led me to call the police. (Ps: THIS HAPPENED AT 1AM) These families said that they have been doing this for YEARS, no one has ever questioned them and who was I to question their actions? In addition, they said that, THIS IS THEIR CHINESE CULTURE & because I AM INDIAN & MY HUSBAND IS CAUCASIAN, WE HAVE NO RIGHT TO QUESTION THEIR ACTIONS. (https://va.ecitizen.gov.sg/CFP/CustomerPages/NEA_google/displayresult.aspx?MesId=1070625&Source=Google&url=va.ecitizen.gov.sg) “
“Now, how is this even LEGAL to burn offerings on the GRASS, in between the PLANTS & RIGHT UNDER THE TREES? P.S: The wind was blowing quite hard!! What if the trees and plants caught fire, WILL THAT BE ANOTHER MISTAKE THAT THE SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT CLOSES 2 EYES UPON like the Kranji clearance?? “
“This issue has been ongoing for YEARS!! Why hasn’t the SINGAPORE GOVERNMEMT imposed any FINES or JAIL TERM for offenders like them?? Is it a privilege to be a Chinese in Singapore and walk free from ILLEGAL BURNING ACTS like these??? “
“When the police arrived, there were 1 Indian, 2 Malay and 3 Chinese Officers! The Chinese officer said we WILL ADVISE THEM AND IF THEY DO IT AGAIN, WE WILL TAKE ACTION! Right under THEIR NOSES, THESE PEOPLE LIT UP THEIR OFFERINGS WHICH WERE ON THE GRASS AGAIN & the officer said, WHEN IT’S CULTURAL SENSITIVITY WE CAN’T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT!!! “
“During Thaipusam, the ban on musical instruments were done within days or even months. The Indian society wasn’t hurting the parks or nature, they were playing CULTURAL songs. However, actions were taken so quickly to ban these instruments. The burning of fires on the ground, on the GRASS and in public spaces like the NATIONAL PARKS have been happening for years, YET NO ACTIONS HAVE EVER BEEN TAKEN. “
“What will the #PAP do to stop illegal burning acts such as these?? “
“My battery died, otherwise I would have FB live the entire saga!“
Source: Facebook Kohila TibbittsSource: Facebook Kohila Tibbitts
A video was recently uploaded on Facebook after a PRC lady driver reversed her car and crashed into a motorcycle before smashing into a food outlet.
Source: Facebook
The car crashed through the glass doors of the food outlet leaving glass shards strewn all over the floor. She then tries to drive off but her car was blocked by a fallen motorcycle. The incident was believed to have happened in the province of Hubei, China.
The Ministry of Transport today (February 22) stated that both the International Civil Aviation Organization and other countries in the world have conducted various discussions on mutual recognition of vaccination certificates. “The Ministry of Transport and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore have been actively participating in relevant discussions, including discussions with neighbors such as Malaysia.”
According to media reports, Malaysian Minister of Transportation Wee Ka Siong mentioned in a press conference yesterday when the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Malaysia. Singapore’s Minister of Transportation Ong Ye Kung has taken the lead in contacting Malaysia and asked for both countries to use “vaccine passports.” Proof of quarantine exemption for entering and leaving the two countries. Wee revealed that he has brought the matter to the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for discussion.
Wee Ka Siong said: “This matter is under discussion. As the vaccination process is ongoing, we will follow up…Isolation may not be necessary in the future. This will revitalize the aviation industry in Malaysia and the region.”
