KF Seetoh: Covid-19 directives “confusing and conflicting”

Singapore — KF Seetoh has taken to social media again to call out the “confusing and conflicting” Covid-19 directives set out by the government.

In a Facebook post on Wednesday (Oct 13), Mr Seetoh said that despite the directive to live “as normal as you can”, “it’s pathetic to see families celebrating budget Children’s Day or birthdays of their kids over 2 tables at the hawkers..and no mingling. That is not normal”, he wrote. Mr Seetoh remarked that it was strange that a family that lives together cannot be seen together outside their home.

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Man refuses to wear mask on bus, says, “It’s my life”

Singapore ― Another Covidiot?

A months-old video of a man arguing with a bus driver for not wearing a mask has acquired a new lease of life on social media and is zipping around the Internet once more.

The video, re-posted on TikTok page @onlysingaporefans on Wednesday (Oct 13), shows a bus driver raising his voice at two men.

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Two cars with identical car plate numbers spotted along Eunos

Singapore ― A sighting of two vehicles with identical licence plates got the online community talking about the “cool” occurrence.

“How cool is this?” asked Facebook page ROADS.sg on Wednesday (Oct 13), sharing photos of two cars, a Porsche Cayenne and BMW, with the exact car plates spotted along Eunos.

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Ho Ching: People who ‘wilfully decide not to vaccinate will have at some point bear the consequences of their decisions’

Singapore — On Thursday (Oct 14), Madam Ho Ching wrote a Facebook post with guidelines for people who are recovering from Covid at home.

“Take comfort that what doesn’t kill us will make us stronger [against another covid infection],” she added.

In keeping with the shift from trying to eradicate infections altogether to learning to live with it, she added in a comment that it would be impossible to reach Covid Zero for some years.

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‘Death rate not coming down ― are current safe management measures enough?’ Netizens seek answers

Singapore ― In response to Health Minister Ong Ye Kung’s update on the Covid-19 situation in Singapore, members of the public wondered why the death rate is not going down in line with the “good news” provided.

Mr Ong said in a Facebook post on Wednesday (Oct 13) that there was no spike in Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, unlike previous weeks.

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