Daily Lessons from Life 31 March 2020 - Last Blog 4 now!

Will stop blogging here 4 a while as i try FB instead.
It has been fun to amuze myself with "Lessons fr Life" commenting n reflecting on life events n happenings n what lessons i can learn from them.

Bye 4 now!!

Daily Lessons from Life 30 March 2020 - More money 4 COVID-19 if needed!

"Support package to see Singapore through next 3 to 6 months, says Chan Chun Sing

As for concern about the availability of resources, Mr Chan said: “If there’s a need to do more and implement other plans, we will do so accordingly.”

He noted the Government efforts to “save up quietly” over the years to prepare for potential rainy days.

“We can have the confidence that because we have saved up for the rainy day, we have the depth of resources to see us through,” he said."

and

"Singapore ready to deploy third stimulus package if COVID-19 outbreak worsens: DPM Heng"

Interesting that the 2 leaders r still not sure if more money are needed to tie Sgp n Singaporeans over the COVID-19, especially 4 those not infected.

If the gov gives nothing, what would b the industries n sectors that will b wiped out through the true market economy of supply n demand?

The gov has identified the aviation, the services, etc., etc. N the related employees involved. Also the upstream n downstream enterprises n, most importantly, the employees/people!

Whatever does it take to keep them alive? Cut pay by 50% but not touching those with the lowest fixed pay in the company.

Then look at the 2nd biggest cost item in the biz: rental or what?

Landlords that hv been making tons of money will hv to bite the bullet n suffer big time this year. It is only fair!

It will b unrealistic to expect the gov to use taxpayers' money to pay these enterprises. Some r national icons invested by Temasek n GIC. Any benefits that acrrued to this type of biz

Daily Lessons from Life 29 March 2020 - No time 4 BS in COVID-19 Crisis

"Commentary: No room for BS in the time of coronavirus

Speaking clearly and honestly in a COVID-19 crisis cuts through the guff, says the Financial Times' Pilita Clark.

LONDON: The other night, New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, put her daughter to bed and sat on the couch to send a video message to her nation as it entered a coronavirus shutdown.

“Thought I would jump online quickly and just check in with everyone really, as we all prepare to hunker down for a few weeks,” she said, apologising for wearing what appeared to be a tracksuit.

“Excuse the casual attire, it can be a messy business putting toddlers to bed.”

In that moment, as she explained that New Zealand’s relatively small number of cases was expected to rise sharply and people should stay at home, she rocketed into the ranks of a laudable — if sometimes unprintable — group of men and women."

This piece is really just abt talking honestly n directly on the COVID-19 crisis.

My take is: it depends on which school of medical public health care you believed in n belonged to after reading abt "all supposedly medical science based" approaches of: "herd immunity" vs. "lock down isolate n cure" vs. "a hybrid"!!??

I m in 2 minds too though I subscribed to, n rely on, "healthy people can recover well if they contracted COVID-19".

The challenge is: how do u prevent a COVID-19ed "healthy patient" fr infecting "high risk" people like elderly with underlying heart n lung conditions among others?

This is especially so when the virus CAN spread when the person is asymptomatic for 14 or even 28 days!!

The isolate-n-trace-cure route os ok if people c how many can actually b saved against how many had died after being infected!

Each life is precious. Yet, many deaths will just become a number n only the loved ones will mourn deeply the loss. So, to some, even 1 life lost is inexcusable! While some work on as a % of the infected n m happy with 2-3%!!

If possible, can self-test each day till 14 or 28 days b4 getting close with the known vulnerable groups 9f people.

Accelerate the discovery of cure n mass produced to save every COVID-19ed human being!!

Maybe China can lead here?