SINGAPORE
Singapore races to build beds for COVID-19 patients as cases surge
The tiny city-state of 5.7 million people has over 12,000 confirmed infections of the virus that causes COVID-19, one of the most in Asia, due to outbreaks in cramped dormitories housing over 300,000 mainly South Asian workers.
Pulse oximeters: What to know about whether you need one
But you probably don’t need one, experts say
Experts with the American Lung Association and the American Thoracic Society said that for most people, having a pulse oximeter at home wouldn’t be particularly helpful in detecting the virus.
“If the question is, ‘Would it be a good early indicator if somebody has Covid-19 infection?’, I would say probably not,” said Dr. J. Randall Curtis, a professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the University of Washington.
That’s because low oxygen levels are a relatively late indicator that a person has Covid-19, Curtis said. People who potentially have the illness will likely experience other symptoms, like fever, dry cough, body aches or fatigue, that would prompt them to seek medical attention days before they noticed a drop in their blood oxygen levels.
From twitter...
“my landlord served me quit notice that it’s either I pay my house rent or park out of his house even with this lockdown.
I just sent his contact and details to NCDC that he has symptoms of COVID-19 and has refused to self-isolate.
We shall see who will leave the house first”
Ppeople are people... (from Nigerian)
In other news, to avoid disease spread in overcrowded jails, Singapore will simply cane the crap out of people for any offense, then let them go home.
“Singapore races to build beds for COVID-19 patients as cases surge”
Was it just a couple weeks ago their was discussion on how Singapore was not being infected.
Just look up Singapore climate type, it is listed as tropical..