How TTSH responded to a nurse getting Covid-19

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[selvasegaren]

Please stop blaming the nurse. Most hospitals in Singapore not having temperature takings for visitors . Last week I visited my friend in NUH. I was surprised there is no temperature screening for visitors . Why ? Malls needed temperature screening and why hospitals are not doing it???

[hm_nn_]

HOW did this surge originate from ?
IMPORTED cases? And we're still reporting IMPORTED cases EVERYDAY.

[Simon-hroj]

40 cases now in TTSH, that is really very bad there, take note...

[Alan-Zorro]

Looks like the media is putting the blame on this nurse

[JasonJFoo]

There’re more than meets the eye when trying hard to contained the virus. These good people are trying their best so we should give them all the support they need & not otherwise, please.

[michaellee]

I just read the various clusters in Singapore as reported in the papers today. Almost all the super spreaders are imported or are foreigners came back to Singapore. Why did the government allow the virus to be imported in the first place. Why cautioned Singaporeans to not let their guard down. Who is the main culprit in letting the guard down???

[sajat]

All thanks to China and India and pap too

[SmiileySmiiles]

Hopefully the current patients will be a recovery. Thankful to all health care workers :)

[melvinsoh]

Who would take full responsibility also who need to step down

[ultimusG]

I don't blame the nurse. The blame is on the gov for letting in imports and this poor nurse somehow gotten it from them and spread it to the patients and her colleagues.

[janemariefuentes]

He sounded more reliable than the minister of health lol

[Simon-hroj]

Do its best well got 2 new cases of patients infected with covid in TTSH just in, both aged in their 90s, it just keep on climbing...

[finding_aether]

People be like as judgemental as possible online and log off to feel good about themselves.

[ycteo]

Let''s also pray for Brazil, Chile, Argentina and other countries with more serious Covid 19 pandemic. Let's not forget them too. These countries have many people dying and also need help urgently. Not just India alone has covid 19. Hope the world will get over the Covid 19 soon.

[simonialei]

Yes thank you Dr. Vasoo for explaining the significance of presymtomatic and asymptomatic spread of Sars-CoV2 and the role variants of concern may play in mRNA(Moderna and Pfizer) vaccine efficacy pending the scientific data.

[patrickthor]

Tan tock seng must be sad in heaven now

[MobileMobile-evve]

The public might loos faith in the Health Care Standard sad

[leechong]

Don't understand why d speakers DID NOT wear their masks during d interviews???!!!

[malita]

Looks like SG is still the best country in the world

[dantlanz]

From the Mulit-ministry Taskforce website:

" *From 23 April 2021, 2359 hours, until further notice, all long-term pass holders and short-term visitors with recent travel history (including transit) to India within the last 14 days will not be allowed entry into Singapore, or transit through Singapore. This will also apply to all those who had obtained prior approval for entry into Singapore.* "



(dated 2 May 2021)
Section C - imported cases
" *2 (Cases 62763 and 62766) are Singaporeans and 8 (Cases 62736, 62747, 62758, 62759, 62762, 62764, 62765 and 62768) are Singapore Permanent Residents who returned from India.
• 4 (Cases 62712, 62741, 62749 and 62756) are Dependant’s Pass holders who arrived from Nepal.
• 2 (Cases 62755 and 62761) are Work Pass holders who arrived from Nepal and the US.
• 5 are Work Permit holders who arrived from Bangladesh, India and the Philippines, of whom 3 (Cases 62716, 62738 and 62773) are foreign domestic workers.* "