5 S’pore News That You Should Know About That Were Reported Yesterday (30 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:

3 More Confirmed Wuhan Virus Cases In S’pore

Three more people in Singapore have been confirmed to have the Wuhan virus, all of whom are Chinese nationals, according to the Health Ministry.

They are currently in stable condition and have been warded in isolation rooms at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases.

The three comprises of a 73-year-old woman who arrived in Singapore on 21 January, a 31-year-old woman and a 37-year-old woman who both landed in Singapore on 22 January separately.

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Every Household In S’pore Can Collect 4 Masks From 1 Feb Onwards

According to the Government, all 1.37 million households in Singapore will be given four surgical masks each in the midst of the current situation where surgical masks are out of stock.

Approximately 5.2 million masks will be given out at the 89 community centres (CC) and 654 residents’ committee (RC) centres from 1 February, 2pm onwards. They should all be given out by 9 February.

The masks are free and each household will only be entitled to collect four surgical masks once. Those intending to collect the masks will have to bring their identity card.

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Workforce S’pore Is Ramping Up Reskilling Efforts In The Electronics Sector

Minister for Manpower Josephine Teo has just announced that the Workforce Singapore (WSG) will be working with the Singapore Semiconductor Industry Association (SSIA) and other industry stakeholders to ramp up reskilling efforts in the electronics sector to help workers adapt to the various changes.

They will be increasing the training capacity for the current Professional Conversion Programmes for electronics engineers and electronics assistant engineers. WSG and SSIA have also launched a pilot Place-and-Train Programme for electronics operators, a three-month programme that would help equip mid-career operators and existing rank-and-file workers with the necessary skills to do more enhanced roles.

They believe that by doing so, they will be able to build a resilient workforce that has the capabilities to support the future needs of the electronics industry.

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22YO Jailed For Sexually Assaulting Sister When She Was 5 And Raping Her At 12

A 22-year-old has been sentenced to 11 and a half years’ jail and seven strokes of the cane after he was found to have started sexually abusing his younger sister when she was five and raping her when she was 12.

He was 13 when he first started molesting his then five-year-old sister. He felt the urge to do so after he watched pornographic animations online.

When he was 20, he raped his then 12-year-old sister while his mother and younger brother slept in the same room.

Despite knowing what her son did, the pair’s mother didn’t report anything for fear that he would be arrested. When her daughter got pregnant, though it seems that it was fathered by someone else, her mother only tried to take her to a clinic in Johor Bahru to get it aborted. When the doctor refused, she tried to withdraw her from school.

The school eventually found out about the girl’s pregnancy and reported the incident.

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Hospitals: Only 2 Visitors At A Time

With the Wuhan virus spreading quite rapidly, hospitals, both public and private, have taken extra measures to curb the spread. One of which is to limit the number of visitors at a time to two instead of the initial four.

The public hospitals that have imposed this restriction are National University Hospital (NUH), the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore General Hospital (SGH), Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), Changi General Hospital (CGH), and Alexandra Hospital.

The private hospitals are Mount Elizabeth Hospital, the other hospitals under the Parkway Pantai group, as well as Raffles Hospitals. These hospitals previously did not have any visitor-limit to their general wards.

Children are also advised not to visit hospitals as they have less immunity to infections. In fact, some hospitals have even banned children under the age of 13 to visit.

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