Prof Ooi suggested SG follows WHO definition of Covid19 which counts only those with "symptoms indicative of acute illness".

[jonesftw]

Professor Ooi Eng Eong of Duke-NUS said lumping together people who test positive but have no symptoms along with those who are seriously ill "creates unnecessary alarm in many people".

He suggested Singapore follows the World Health Organisation's definition of Covid-19 which counts only those with "symptoms indicative of acute illness".

The way Singapore counts its numbers, he said, "confuses other countries, such as the United States Centres for Disease Control". On at least two occasions, the US CDC had wrongly concluded that Singapore's Covid-19 situation was out of control, and warned its people against travelling here.

Prof Ooi and other experts The Straits Times spoke to were equally surprised by the delay in streamlining measures, though they said that the trend of people rushing to hospital emergency departments after testing positive could have contributed to the decision.

This rush to get tested at hospitals will also push up case numbers.

Hospitals already face heavier than normal workloads with seriously-ill Covid-19 patients. There is needless extra stress when they need to augment staff to deal with people who are not sick, but turn up at the emergency department.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...hy-did-mtf-push-back-streamlining-of-measures

 

[Stroganoff]

Lai liao lia liao

 

[TrueBeliever_jh]

 

[desmond_yee1]

no tests no cases?

 

[kuti-kuti]

Lol, might as well dun report anything.

Lift all restrictions lah...

 

[coldish]

Trying v hard to lower the positive count

 

[Beh-Hawk]

nice way to keep the numbers down

 

[TurboBumbleBee]

A reminder that thousands and thousands of completely healthy citizens are still banned from society because “they might fall sick”

 

[desmond_yee1]

so next time HIV positive dont need to count till it become full blown AIDS?

 

[FireEmblem]

Might as well report only those who died to be positive....

Then hurray single/double digit figure infection rate

 

[pwongkk]

Professor Ooi Eng Eong of Duke-NUS said lumping together people who test positive but have no symptoms along with those who are seriously ill "creates unnecessary alarm in many people".

He suggested Singapore follows the World Health Organisation's definition of Covid-19 which counts only those with "symptoms indicative of acute illness".

The way Singapore counts its numbers, he said, "confuses other countries, such as the United States Centres for Disease Control". On at least two occasions, the US CDC had wrongly concluded that Singapore's Covid-19 situation was out of control, and warned its people against travelling here.

Prof Ooi and other experts The Straits Times spoke to were equally surprised by the delay in streamlining measures, though they said that the trend of people rushing to hospital emergency departments after testing positive could have contributed to the decision.

This rush to get tested at hospitals will also push up case numbers.

Hospitals already face heavier than normal workloads with seriously-ill Covid-19 patients. There is needless extra stress when they need to augment staff to deal with people who are not sick, but turn up at the emergency department.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...hy-did-mtf-push-back-streamlining-of-measures

Must be paving the way for another way of counting to get some heat off OYK.

I hope this professor leemember the medical oath he had taken. Is it right for a medical facility to turn people away.

 

[swageat]

Professor Ooi Eng Eong of Duke-NUS said lumping together people who test positive but have no symptoms along with those who are seriously ill "creates unnecessary alarm in many people".

He suggested Singapore follows the World Health Organisation's definition of Covid-19 which counts only those with "symptoms indicative of acute illness".

The way Singapore counts its numbers, he said, "confuses other countries, such as the United States Centres for Disease Control". On at least two occasions, the US CDC had wrongly concluded that Singapore's Covid-19 situation was out of control, and warned its people against travelling here.

Prof Ooi and other experts The Straits Times spoke to were equally surprised by the delay in streamlining measures, though they said that the trend of people rushing to hospital emergency departments after testing positive could have contributed to the decision.

This rush to get tested at hospitals will also push up case numbers.

Hospitals already face heavier than normal workloads with seriously-ill Covid-19 patients. There is needless extra stress when they need to augment staff to deal with people who are not sick, but turn up at the emergency department.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...hy-did-mtf-push-back-streamlining-of-measures

hospital not prepare for high surge cases is unexpected??

the price of Health minster UNDERREACTED and not controlling community cases I suppose !!!!!!!





23 oct 2021


"Our approach is unique in the world. Most countries take either of the following two approaches - eradication or living with Covid. We did both.

"We implemented an eradication strategy last year and the last part of this year, when we were not protected by vaccines.

"A few months ago, after we vaccinated the large majority of our population, we moved to a living-with-Covid approach, but do it progressively step by step, not with a big bang," said Mr Ong.


SOURCE:
Three 'brakes' needed to control spread of Covid-19 in Singapore: Ong Ye Kung


The government has always planned for the possibility of a "big surge" in COVID-19 cases, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung in Parliament on Monday (4 October 2021).


source~https://sg.news.yahoo.com/government-planned-big-surge-covid-cases-ong-ye-kung-073933785.html

WAITING for somebody to make a gif of

不要怕水，水没有那么深, 你会游泳吗​

 

[Courage]

This Prof is saying ART positive is not positive? Isn't that lying to ourselves?

 

[Laneige]

恶心…………………

 

[Earthling]

Been looking at this Prof's twitter since the pandemic and what he tweets makes me eyeroll. Our experts fighting for news coverage is it?

 

[Sango123]

Is this the way that US counts their cases?

 

[aabbccddeeffgg]

Professor Ooi Eng Yong should change name to Professor Oi Boh Yong

 

[ShinnAsuka]

This prof anyhow.

An infected who is mild, does not mean that those who get infected by the source will be mild as well. The risk is not lowered.

 

[desmond_yee1]

Is this the way that US counts their cases?

CDC will put Singapore back to “unknown”?

 

[mrdeeds]

His suggestion is to follow china standard, they don't count asymptomatic case as Covid