Singapore Covid-19 Cases DashBoard • Hacker News Board

Re: Singapore Covid-19 Cases DashBoard

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Post by namanaggarwal » Tue, Mar 03, 2020, 10:56 AM UTC

farseer wrote: post #26

namanaggarwal wrote: post #2

We should really applaud Singapore Govt. here. I don't think any other place has handled the situation so well and so transparent. P.S I live in Singapore. Ask me anything

It was 34C in Singapore today (About 93F). No doubt the government response has been proactive, but you'd think the weather might be a factor in successful containment of the infection?

Yes weather could be a factor, but given the high population density of Singapore, I would attribute the success to the Govt.

Note that there have been more than 100 cases now with no deaths.

Some of the less known measures that Govt. took

* Encouraging companies to plan Business continuity plans

* Govt. Whatsapp group provides accurate information, preventing spread of fake news

* Govt gave each household masks just to stop the panic

* Free healthcare for all suffering from coronavirus

Re: Singapore Covid-19 Cases DashBoard

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Post by robjan » Tue, Mar 03, 2020, 11:06 AM UTC

quelltext wrote: post #29

Looking at the URL here. Wasn't the whole point of naming it COVID-19 to not have it relate to / blamed on a geographic location. Calling it the Wuhan Virus is not great.

This site likely started before it was officially named.

Re: Singapore Covid-19 Cases DashBoard

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Post by manigandham » Tue, Mar 03, 2020, 11:07 AM UTC

quelltext wrote: post #29

Looking at the URL here. Wasn't the whole point of naming it COVID-19 to not have it relate to / blamed on a geographic location. Calling it the Wuhan Virus is not great.

Domain was registered about 11 days before it was named COVID-19, and is also irrelevant to people looking for info about the virus.

Re: Singapore Covid-19 Cases DashBoard

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Post by epanchin » Tue, Mar 03, 2020, 11:07 AM UTC

quelltext wrote: post #29

Looking at the URL here. Wasn't the whole point of naming it COVID-19 to not have it relate to / blamed on a geographic location. Calling it the Wuhan Virus is not great.

I disagree. If viruses are forever associated with the locations in which they first spread, perhaps authorities might be a little sharper in controlling the spread.

Re: Singapore Covid-19 Cases DashBoard

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Post by animalnewbie » Tue, Mar 03, 2020, 11:08 AM UTC

quelltext wrote: post #29

Looking at the URL here. Wasn't the whole point of naming it COVID-19 to not have it relate to / blamed on a geographic location. Calling it the Wuhan Virus is not great.

Thanks for focusing on the real issue at hand and keeping justice alive

Re: Singapore Covid-19 Cases DashBoard

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Post by nobrains » Tue, Mar 03, 2020, 11:09 AM UTC

epanchin wrote: post #34

quelltext wrote: post #29

Looking at the URL here. Wasn't the whole point of naming it COVID-19 to not have it relate to / blamed on a geographic location. Calling it the Wuhan Virus is not great.

I disagree. If viruses are forever associated with the locations in which they first spread, perhaps authorities might be a little sharper in controlling the spread.

You mean like the Spanish Flu? (My comment is sarcastic...)

Re: Singapore Covid-19 Cases DashBoard

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Post by taneq » Tue, Mar 03, 2020, 11:11 AM UTC

namanaggarwal wrote: post #2

We should really applaud Singapore Govt. here. I don't think any other place has handled the situation so well and so transparent. P.S I live in Singapore. Ask me anything

Got any spare toilet paper, mate? :P

(Context: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-03/loo-roll-limit-costco...)

Re: Singapore Covid-19 Cases DashBoard

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Post by crearterandom23 » Tue, Mar 03, 2020, 11:12 AM UTC

econcon wrote: post #5

Surprisingly, Singapore has lots of Indians but I don't see Indians in Singapore who got this virus. And no report of India being affected either. What gives?

India has reported 5 cases officially out of which 3 people have fully recovered. There were 2 new cases yesterday. A third case is also suspected from a foreign national.

Re: Singapore Covid-19 Cases DashBoard

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Post by lazylizard » Tue, Mar 03, 2020, 11:14 AM UTC

prox wrote: post #6

namanaggarwal wrote: post #2

We should really applaud Singapore Govt. here. I don't think any other place has handled the situation so well and so transparent. P.S I live in Singapore. Ask me anything

What are the main take aways for your countries actions that help its success? I believe Vietnam has also been doing a lot of effective action sofar.

Curious..what has vietnam been doing?

Re: Singapore Covid-19 Cases DashBoard

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Post by lazylizard » Tue, Mar 03, 2020, 11:16 AM UTC

codeulike wrote: post #19

Is there anything similar for South Korea? I found something interesting about South Korea. According to Worldometers South Korea have tested a lot more people than anyone else - see https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/covid-19-testing/ Then if you look at the Country breakdown here https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ (scroll down a bit) South Korea has 5,186 confirmed cases but only 27 are listed as Ser…

Is it because they haven't had time to become serious yet? Its still early days in s.korea compared to china? Will the proportion go up in 2-3 weeks?