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As of Feb 9, there have been a total of 43 cases, of which 22 are locally transmitted, the ministry said.
Of the 43 cases so far, 26 are male, 17 female; local cases now exceed imported ones.
There are many cases of panic buy, masks are sold out, hand sanitizers are sold out. I’ve still not found my mask supply and it has been more than a week. The government guaranteed that there was enough stock, but new stock seems to be hard to come by.
Lee Hsien Loong assures the public not to panic and wear face mask only when they have symptoms, but this virus seemed to be still evolving and there are reports that the virus can be airborne and is deadlier as it evolves.
There are also cases that a person can be infectious even when they do not show symptoms.
With the recent development in Singapore, DORSCON Orange is declared and do prepare extra time to enter your office and events. Many offices and events not do check body temperature before allowing people in.
There are observations of panic buy and long queues at supermarkets. There is a perpetual long queue at Mustafa as they do have stock of facial masks, but only limited quantities. Sadly, these long queues can be a vector to spread the virus and there are indeed cases of this occurring.
