Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Updates

[Estéema]

Helpers are not helping when sharing info but spreading falsehoods. Don’t know what are on their minds s’times.

From gov.sg
[Sent by Gov.sg – 29 Feb]

Is a discharged COVID-19 patient no longer infectious?

Yes. COVID-19 patients in Singapore are discharged only when fully recovered and no longer transmitting the virus.

Prior to discharge, 2 swab tests at least 24 hours apart are done, using sputum samples, nasal or throat swabs.

Doctors may also conduct tests with fecal or urine samples.

Tests on consecutive days have to be negative before patients can be discharged.

Patients are also given a date for follow up at the hospital.

Associate Professor Kenneth Mak, Director of Medical Services explains: go.gov.sg/profmak-28feb

False rumour: Death of foreign domestic worker (FDW)

There has been a message circulating on social media that qa FDW died in Singapore due to the virus. This is false. MOH has confirmed she was tested for COVID-19 and found to be negative. There are currently no deaths due to the virus.

Refer to go.gov.sg/mohupdates for updates.

[doodbug]

What about Iran temperature? i thought middle east should have a lot UV rays to kill ,
am surprised abt the hike in virus attack

I googled Iran’s temperature and UV index, its temperature is 15deg during noon and UV index over there for the day is 5.
Whereas for SG, temperature is 32deg and UV index of 10.

Why surprised about a hike in Iran’s numbers? Thought Iran under economic sanctions? Seems like 3rd world country to me actually. Or their Ayatollah only believes in the power of religion?

Because of sanctions, iran's biggest trading partner is China, me thinks.

[MyPillow]

What about Iran temperature? i thought middle east should have a lot UV rays to kill ,
am surprised abt the hike in virus attack

I googled Iran’s temperature and UV index, its temperature is 15deg during noon and UV index over there for the day is 5.
Whereas for SG, temperature is 32deg and UV index of 10.

Why surprised about a hike in Iran’s numbers? Thought Iran under economic sanctions? Seems like 3rd world country to me actually. Or their Ayatollah only believes in the power of religion?

Surprised cos earlier I had wrong impression Iran was totally hot desert region in Middle East. Till zeit mentioned abt winter there , then I googled abt it.
Yah 3rd world , and cold - like that v difficult to control n contain virus, has high chance the numbers will spikehigh up too. Korea n Japan such clean n developed countries are unlucky to be attacked hard already, those developing countries even worst to deal with virus

[ngl2010]

There are some crowd at Orchard but not as crowded as usual. Takashimaya closes at 8pm. I wonder whether other malls at Orchard also closes early nowadays.

[gardener]

IMM is still crowded as usual

[Jadedfox]

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/ ... ster-three

Four new cases have been confirmed in Singapore, all linked to the Wizlearn Technologies cluster, said the Ministry of Health on Saturday.

There are now eight cases linked to the e-learning solutions company at Science Park II that emerged as a new coronavirus cluster on Friday.

Of the new cases, two are Singaporeans, one is a Malaysian and the other is a Filipino. All have no recent travel history to China, or to Daegu city and Cheongdo county in South Korea.

[Jadedfox]

Vitamin C infusion for the treatment of severe 2019-nCoV infected pneumonia

by: Sara Middleton, staff writer | February 24, 2020


https://www.naturalhealth365.com/pneumo ... -3302.html


pneumonia(NaturalHealth365) As public health officials all over the world desperately scramble to deal with the cold, pneumonia and flu season, doctors in Wuhan are using a not-so-novel treatment to combat the current coronavirus outbreak: vitamin C infusion therapy.


According to latest coronavirus updates (the “official” updates, anyway), there are over 78,000 confirmed worldwide cases of 2019-nCoV and almost 2,500 people have lost their lives to this deadly virus. In China as many as 150 million people (about 10 percent of the population) are facing lockdown, and half are facing travel restrictions.


Yet, in the face of such social upheaval and uncertainty, could something as simple – yet as powerful – as ascorbic acid be an answer to the 2019-nCoV epidemic?


A natural way to wipe out the threat of pneumonia

Over 2 years ago, NaturalHealth365 reported on a study out of New Zealand which found that critically ill patients had catastrophically low levels of vitamin C – even if they were supplemented with the “recommended daily intake” of around 65 to 90 milligrams. Keep in mind, most integrative healthcare providers think that amount is way too low for maintaining optimal health.


In line with other evidence – some that dates as far back as the 1970s, when high-dose vitamin C was provided as a natural treatment for patients with cancer – the authors of the study suggested that these extremely low levels developed because the sick patients’ bodies were drawing heavily on vitamin C stores in order to fight the massive infections and inflammation their bodies were dealing with.


Among its many health benefits, vitamin C is a powerful anti-viral, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant agent … and these patients’ critical illnesses were depleting them of this critical nutrient.


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Because of their findings, the researchers suggested that critically ill individuals may need as much as 3 grams (or 3,000 milligrams) of ascorbic acid per day, well over the recommended (conventional) “upper limit” of 2,000 mg and far more than most patients would normally receive in a hospitalized setting.


Yet, delivering this vitamin intravenously would likely prove more beneficial because it could increase the circulating levels of vitamin C more readily and with fewer side effects.


Now, we’re seeing the same logic being brought to the battle against 2019-nCoV.


New clinical trial in China poised to offer relief to people suffering from coronavirus

According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, China is currently conducting a clinical trial involving a whopping 24,000 mg/day of intravenous vitamin C delivered to patients suffering from a coronavirus-related acute respiratory ailment known as severe acute respiratory infection (SARI). They will receive it for seven days straight at the Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University.


In their study description, the researchers mention that vitamin C is known to prevent and reduce the duration of the common cold, and that a deficiency in this vitamin has also been linked with an increased risk of pneumonia and flu. They also note that in severe infection processes, white blood cells can “accumulate in the lungs, destroying alveolar capillaries. Early clinical studies have shown that vitamin C can effectively prevent this process.”


The authors are hopeful that high-dose vitamin C infusion will reverse the fluid overload and vascular injury that has been happening so aggressively in their patients who acquired SARI after becoming infected by 2019-nCoV.


We look forward to hearing how this high-dose vitamin C therapy will impact those suffering with pneumonia.


Sources for this article include:


Clinicaltrials.gov

NBCnews.com

WHO.int

NaturalHealth365.com

NaturalHealth365.com

Emedicinehealth.com

[starlight1968sg]

We are still not out of the tunnel. When will this global crisis be over?

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[slmkhoo]

Does Singapore has sufficient medical resources to handle a pandemic?
Why 1818 pandemic can be called Spanish, but 2019 pandemic cannot be called Chinese Flu or Wuhanese Flu?

I think Singapore is doing well. We cannot hope to be virus-free, but after the initial spurt, we are only seeing a handful of cases at a time, and the contact tracing is excellent.

As for naming, WHO director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said: “We had to find a name that did not refer to a geographical location, an animal, an individual or group of people, and which is also pronounceable and related to the disease. Having a name matters to prevent the use of other names that can be inaccurate or stigmatising.”

An explanation:
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/co ... e-12456716