5 S’pore News That You Should Know About That Were Reported Yesterday (29 January 2020)

Let’s face it: in this social media world, exciting and viral news like a cat feeding a baby bear would often appear in your Facebook news feed, while important news like the GDP growth of Singapore this year wouldn’t get the same reach.

It’s understandable since social media platforms would prioritise engaging and viral contents to keep users in their platform.

In order to ensure that you’d still know about important news instead just social news, below are the top five Singapore news that was reported yesterday which you should know, simplified for you in a bite-sized format:

Fake News of Masks Only Available in Certain Time in Unity Pharmacy Debunked

Yes, yet another fake news about Wuhan virus, though this time POFMA didn’t strike.

A text purporting that Unity outlets would only stock up on masks on certain timings has been debunked by NTUC FairPrice, which says it’s not true. So if you intend to buy a box of surgical masks, just head down to any outlet at any time…if they’ve got stock, that is.

For more info, tap here.

Taiwan, Japan & Germany Reported First Domestic Wuhan Virus Transmission

The good news is that here in Singapore, there has been no domestic infections (i.e. people who’ve not been to China being infected).

However, that might be possible given that Taiwan, Japan and Germany have just reported their first domestic infections.

For more info, tap here.

3 More Wuhan Virus Cases Announced Yesterday

Yesterday, MOH announced three more Wuhan virus confirmed cases.

They comprise a married couple who had landed in Singapore on 19 January 2020 and a 56-year-old man who arrived in Singapore on 20 January 2020.

All of them are Chinese nationals from Wuhan and they are now in stable condition.

For more info, tap here. 

Go-Jek Suspends 120 Drivers Who Tried to Cheat

120 tried to use a modified Go-Jek app to cheat, and they’ve since been suspended by Go-Jek. The modified app promises to help them bypass verification, fake their location, and cancel jobs without any penalty.

They had paid $300 for the app, but it turns out that it doesn’t even work. Yeah, people who tried to cheat were cheated and also lost their job.

For more info, tap here.

Pre-Schools Implementing Extra Measures to Battle Wuhan Virus

Pre-schools all over Singapore have started to implement more measures to protect the children under their care.

Other than the usual measures, EtonHouse International Education Group, which runs two pre-schools, creates a coronavirus portal to ensure documents like live data of the travel declaration responses can be viewed by staff.

My First Skool, which has 140 centres in Singapore, has ramped up cleaning their centres and increased the frequency of temperature taking to safeguard students and staff.

For more info, tap here. 

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