Dr Leong Hoe Nam: Dining in may have to be put on hold unless all residents go through testing once every few days

[Tyrian]

After 1 month of tabao food, I realise dining in is overrated.

 

[batdow]

this expert always say what other experts say

 

[kumokumo]

Smlj he talking, there has been no dining in for the past 1mth.
Just becos the cluster happened in the hawker/market, doesnt mean it's due to dine in.
Can be virus found in the food, in the toilet, in the money.
Let's ban all money!

 

[m0n0n0ke]

An ceca replace him?

 

[westtraveller]

They put two diff expert in same article so which ever way they flip flop also covered backside

 

[jinmuddy]

He’s like the superstar expert can tok and tok and tok no end.

 

[70secs]

Maybe next time go shopping centre need to go thru swab test instead of scanning token

 

[Renzokukenz]

this doctor always talk a lot of shiiiat that just so convenient synchronize with the gahmen

no respect for such people

 

[Bwaysa1gan]

Actually how can be expert when never kana infectious disease before.

 

[needhelpbadlynow]

many want open the food and sit down eat right? orbi good now maybe cannot open and sit down eat.

 

[Senna Wales]

haha

haha.. what he say can be done meh? So textbook answer and can work out in actual meh?

how to test entire population in days? I don’t think we have the capacity.. If can, we can simply do a reset already and be COVID free??

They don't even have the ability to test everybody once. Tests all free one ah? If Dr. Leong pays for them from his own pockets, I'll do it.

 

[Sauron]

This expert again.

 

[MarkerForProjector]

Dr Leong Hoe Nam said the spread of Covid-19 in an open-air environment like the Bukit Merah hawker centre is alarming.

Dr Leong believes dining in may have to be put on hold unless the country is prepared to take drastic, large-scale measures, such as requiring all residents to go through antigen testing once every few days, or setting up antigen testing and Covid-19 breathalyser systems at all malls and food centres.

hello Dr LEong... the bt merah cluster occured 1 month after dinning in was banned... please stop your silly agenda to stop people dinning out...

I suspect Dr Leong or his friend is selling antigen test kit or something?

 

[nit3ex]

this Dr Leong quite dua ki, appear in many videos. Cool dude.

 

[Stealth_PL]

he is the mouthpiece of the garment.. if he say this means the 21 june dining is pretty much gone case already

 

[ocs_woodlands]

Dr Leong Hoe Nam, an infectious diseases specialist at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, said the spread of Covid-19 in an open-air environment like the Bukit Merah hawker centre is alarming.

"What the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and we have been saying is that ventilation helps (reduce the spread of Covid-19). In terms of outdoor dining and preparation of food, it doesn't get better than a hawker centre - but yet we succumbed to many cases," he noted.

This means that there could be risks if Singapore returns fully to dining in, including in air-conditioned settings, he said.

Dr Leong believes dining in may have to be put on hold unless the country is prepared to take drastic, large-scale measures, such as requiring all residents to go through antigen testing once every few days, or setting up antigen testing and Covid-19 breathalyser systems at all malls and food centres.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...of-reopening-amid-latest-outbreak-of-covid-19

in order to dine out for family of 5, have to spend $100 on testing? Siao Bo??

all for a disease with 2.8% fatality world wide and 0.05% in SG...... I think there is a serious need to get real... think about why there is a need to do all these things when the vast majority (especially after vaccinations) are asymptomatic or mild symptoms....

Death is the inevitable result of Life, believe it or not.....

 

[Silverstar77]

Bcos the Dr dont eat at hawker..if he is such an expert why didnt WHO consulted wz him..the virus is here to stay we can only get vaccinated to minimise the infection..

 

[stewpig]

Dr Leong Hoe Nam, an infectious diseases specialist at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, said the spread of Covid-19 in an open-air environment like the Bukit Merah hawker centre is alarming.

"What the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and we have been saying is that ventilation helps (reduce the spread of Covid-19). In terms of outdoor dining and preparation of food, it doesn't get better than a hawker centre - but yet we succumbed to many cases," he noted.

This means that there could be risks if Singapore returns fully to dining in, including in air-conditioned settings, he said.

Dr Leong believes dining in may have to be put on hold unless the country is prepared to take drastic, large-scale measures, such as requiring all residents to go through antigen testing once every few days, or setting up antigen testing and Covid-19 breathalyser systems at all malls and food centres.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...of-reopening-amid-latest-outbreak-of-covid-19

Lol no one will do that. Teat every 3 days. Might as well not go out

 

[lyzergnature]

zhunbo

ppl eagleland alr mickeyland reopen back to full capacity leh why we so hum

 

[TopGun]

in order to dine out for family of 5, have to spend $100 on testing? Siao Bo??

all for a disease with 2.8% fatality world wide and 0.05% in SG...... I think there is a serious need to get real... think about why there is a need to do all these things when the vast majority (especially after vaccinations) are asymptomatic or mild symptoms....

Death is the inevitable result of Life, believe it or not.....

A 2.8% mortality rate is not trival especially if the virus is infectious.