120 bus captains across seven interchanges infected with Covid-19 so far: LTA

[unicornfloof]

7 minutes ago, Watwheels said:

I think the infection could have been spread via common resting area at the bus interchange. A place that only the bus captains could access.

This + smoke breaks + lunch = a huge breeding ground for the virus

[unicornfloof]

20 minutes ago, Nolicense said:

if from passenger to driver, that would be bad.. the driver is masked and speaks to no one really on the journey

yep bad but not impossible 😓

[unicornfloof]

19 minutes ago, Nolicense said:

 

oh oops, my bad fam hahaha paiseh 

[unicornfloof]

19 minutes ago, Nolicense said:

better in what sense?

it's suitable for those who are allergic to the mRNA vaccines since it's an inactivated virus vaccine 🙂 other than that, I have not heard of any more benefits of taking sinovac over pfizer/moderna

[Nolicense]

1 minute ago, unicornfloof said:

it's suitable for those who are allergic to the mRNA vaccines since it's an inactivated virus vaccine 🙂 other than that, I have not heard of any more benefits of taking sinovac over pfizer/moderna

just to short list good and bad...

1. inactivate covid has all the spike proteins for full exposure

2. lower antibody level compared to mrna

3. some rumours of death cover up from inactivated vaccine (no 100% safe vacc right?)

4. we assume with some data that people who have allergies and immuno compromised may suffer more from mrna vacc

5. mrna is still untested. emergency use. we can argue so are the other vacc. but those are based on old tested tech with studied history of use

[Tohto]

Frankly speaking, other than the bust captain clusters.

How many unlinked cases are got infected due to smoking. Too often seen smokers knowing each other and not knowing each other gather around a bin smoking with masks down.

[D3badge]

1 hour ago, unicornfloof said:

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/120-bus-captains-across-seven-interchanges-infected-with-covid-19-so-far-lta

A total of 120 bus captains have been infected with Covid-19 so far, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) which is working with public transport operators to minimise the impact on services.

The number of clusters involving bus interchanges has grown to seven after the first two - at Bishan and Sengkang - were announced on Aug 14.

An LTA spokesman told The Straits Times on Monday (Aug 30) that there are currently 23 infected bus captains in the Bishan cluster and 14 in the Sengkang one.

Two new clusters - identified on Aug 26 - currently involve 33 bus captains at the Toa Payoh interchange, and 13 at the Punggol one.

Another three clusters - announced over the last three days - currently involve nine bus captains in the Clementi interchange, 15 in the Jurong East interchange and 13 in the Boon Lay interchange.

According to the Ministry of Health (MOH) website, another 54 cases - staff from these interchanges and their contacts- are also linked to the seven clusters.

The LTA spokesman said many of the cases were picked up early and clusters isolated as a result of community surveillance testing and proactive regular testing.

Of the 120 infected bus captains, four were unvaccinated.

The rest are fully inoculated, and most are asymptomatic or showing only mild symptoms.

Overall, 99 per cent of front-line public transport workers have completed their first dose of the vaccine, and over 95 per cent are fully inoculated, said the spokesman.

Asked what is being done to ensure commuter safety at bus interchanges, he added: "Once a cluster at a public transport node is detected, deep cleaning and disinfection is carried at the location as well as on all affected buses and common facilities. This is in addition to the stepped up cleaning regime that operators have put in place since last year."

Safe management measures are also strictly enforced, and in light of the recent developments, workers will have to take their meals and smoke breaks alone even if they are fully vaccinated, said the spokesman.

He added that the authorities are monitoring the situation closely and will work with the operators to make further adjustments where necessary.

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Oof, everyone should be more careful when they visit bus interchanges during this period! 😞 It's so scary how asymptomatic cases can spread so quickly over a short amount of time. Stay safe guys! 😥

 COE up 😂😂😂in september

[Ahwhye]

got to accept this ..... this is just another flu like bug, let me repeat ..... FLU niah niah.....

[Jamesc]

Isn't it so obvious?

Bus drivers never practice social distancing.

You never see one bus every 5 minutes.

You always see 3, 4, 5 buses all together.

It was bound to happen.

[unicornfloof]

34 minutes ago, Tohto said:

Frankly speaking, other than the bust captain clusters.

How many unlinked cases are got infected due to smoking. Too often seen smokers knowing each other and not knowing each other gather around a bin smoking with masks down.

that's a good point 🤔

[Jamesc]

A lot of times you see 2 or 3 buses with same number.

That means they all arrived at the bus station at the same time and then drink kopi together.

Where is the social distancing?

And everyone has to pass the bus driver when they get on right?

 

Edited August 30, 2021 by Jamesc

[Arogab]

Social distancing is the key word to prevent the spread. It has been proven that many of the infected people I encounter. We talk from a distance and at open space. Not taking down the mask is key

[Stary]

57 minutes ago, Ahwhye said:

got to accept this ..... this is just another flu like bug, let me repeat ..... FLU niah niah.....

Flu??? 

I don't remember that Flu need to wear mask, need mass vaccination pogramme, need safe distancing ambassador, etc

 

 

Edited August 30, 2021 by Starry

[unicornfloof]

24 minutes ago, Jamesc said:

A lot of times you see 2 or 3 buses with same number.

That means they all arrived at the bus station at the same time and then drink kopi together.

Where is the social distancing?

And everyone has to pass the bus driver when they get on right?

 

Yea, that's my whole point. Also, I think a lot of drivers are getting complacent after the vaccines. They think that just because they are vaccinated means that they are invincible to the virus, so can go for kopi and smoke breaks without having to worry about catching the virus. Even if LTA were to continuously wipe down every bus, I think it will be a while before they can control this cluster

[unicornfloof]

57 minutes ago, Ahwhye said:

got to accept this ..... this is just another flu like bug, let me repeat ..... FLU niah niah.....

um this is way worse than the flu, but the transmission is kinda the same I guess? 

[Atonchia]

2 hours ago, happy_man said:

Pfizer or Moderna ?

"... Of the 120 infected bus captains, 4 (or 3.3%) were unvaccinated. The rest are fully inoculated (or 96.7%).......Overall, 99% of front-line public transport workers have completed their first dose of the vaccine, and over 95 per cent are fully inoculated..."

 

 

Likely Pfizer / Comirnaty for all the 1st batches.....

 

 

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/japan-moderna-covid-19-vaccine-contamination-1-million-doses-suspended-2144071

[Jamesc]

Maybe they can put up plastic screens

so the drivers cannot pass the virus

to the poor passengers.

[Thaiyotakamli]

Who is this new Guy ah?

 

always start new thread almost everyday😬😆