by Ganesh Sahathevan
The photos above are of customers at a Singapore foodcourt, located above a wet and dry market. It is takeaway only, and masks are compulsory, but business goes on.
The Singapore system of risk management seems to be working:
Overall, the number of new cases in the community has decreased from 199 cases in the week before to 138 cases in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also decreased from 48 cases in the week before to 23 cases in the past week.
(Ministry of Health, Singapore)
Proof yet again that a Victoria style lockdown that is already killing the once vibrant Melbourne, is not the only method of WuhanCovid management, is certainly not the "envy of the world" and is far from "gold standard" , even if it is being paid for with billions in borrowed money.
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Friday, May 28, 2021
Singapore is 14 times smaller than Melbourne, it has a WuhanCovid contagion problem, it is not in lockdown, infection rates are falling, and damage to livelihoods limited - meanwhile in Victoria the "envy of the world" , the"gold standard" in contagion control, methods used to protect livestock continue to be applied to humans, at great cost.
by Ganesh Sahathevan
Consequently Singapore's current population density is 8,201.23 people per square km, while Melbourne's is 453 people per square km.
Like Melbourne Singapore also has had a recent WuhanCovid contagion problem, but it is not in lockdown, or at least not locked down like Victoria.
Singapore saw a sudden spike in WuhanCovid infection three weeks ago, and the numbers are in excess of what is being experienced in Victoria.
However, infection rates are falling, and damage to livelihoods limited.
Readers are also reminded that population density is one of the main factors affecting WuhanCovid contagion.
Meanwhile in Victoria the "envy of the world" , the"gold standard" in contagion control, a 4th lockdown in just over a year has been legislated, due to a spike in cases, well below that seen in Singapore:
Victoria has recorded five new locally acquired Covid-19 cases overnight, bringing the Melbourne cluster to 35.
It ought to be clear that the Government Of Singapore is managing the risk, while that of Victoria (and most other states in Australia, including the Commonwealth Government)are only pretending to do so by pursuing a policy of eradication. Australia's isolation from the rest of the world has kept its crops and livestock relatively free of diseases found elsewhere in the world. It does appear as if its state and Commonwealth Governments are trying to do the same with their humans.
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