4 days ago, just 4 days after Singapore (from which LUCK-IT operates) banned all travellers from China, Singapore announced its very first locally-transmitted cases of novel coronavirus infections—2 Singaporeans in the service industry who had attended to a vacationing group of China nationals from Wuhan (ground zero of the coronavirus outbreak).
2 days ago, just 2 days after the first Singaporeans had been infected, the very first case of locally-transmitted novel coronavirus infection of unknown origin was announced. The infected had not travelled to China or come into contact with any of the previous cases in Singapore.
Yesterday, 3 more locally-transmitted cases of unknown origin were announced, bringing the total number of cases within Singapore to 33. Panic-buying of groceries immediately ensued.
Today is the 69th day since the very first person known to be infected with the coronavirus in Wuhan reported feeling ill (on 1 Dec 2019), and a mere 16 days since the first case within Singapore (a 66-year-old tourist from Wuhan) was announced.
Singapore is now the country after China with the most number of confirmed cases. Masks have been out of stock for weeks and although the government has given each household 4 masks for use in emergencies, there is no information on when masks will be available for purchase again.
From here on, we are going to do a series called ‘2019-nCoV Diaries’ to document the developments of this new virus in Singapore and other affected countries—to assist with the understanding of this developing global emergency, and also for use for future outbreaks.
To start, tomorrow at 3pm, we’ll publish an interview with a Wuhan resident who’s been in lockdown in his home for 12 days. Beyond that, we’ll publish new interviews at 3pm on days when they are available.
You can read the whole 2019-nCoV Diaries series here.
If you’re in China right now or any other country that’s been affected by the novel coronavirus and would like to share information about the situation where you’re at, do get in touch with us here.
If you’d like to volunteer your time to help us gather more interviews with those affected by the coronavirus, you can also get in touch with us here.
Image Source: Ministry of Health, Singapore. Compiler: Sy
Sponsor or support the 2019-nCov Diaries series here.
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