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Popular Japanese discount store Don Don Donki will be closing its Sweet Potato Factory at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on Sep. 13. The outlet is actually a spin-off selling sweet potatoes and related food and beverage items. In a Facebook announcement, Don Don Donki said that the sweet potato factory will be closed at 8pm that day. They thanked patrons for their support as well. Small and sweet Opened in May 2019, the Sweet Potato Factory in Changi Airport T3 is actually the smallest outlet in Singapore. While the post did not mention the reason for closure, it could possibly be due to the drastic decline in footfall due to the Covid-19 outbreak. That said, Don Don Donki's popularity in Singapore is evident among netizens as many commenters on the Facebook post anticipate new outlets to be open in heartlands such as Toa Payoh and Tampines. Earlier in July 2020, the store aimed to open 10 outlets in Singapore by 2020. Currently, most outlets are located in ... » Learn More about Don Don Donki S’pore to shut down Sweet Potato Factory at Changi Airport T3

The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed 14 new cases of Covid-19 infection earlier today (Oct. 24). This brings the total number of cases to 57,965. Summary of new cases announced today Cases in the community: two There are two cases in the community today who are currently unlinked. Case 58125 is a security officer at Changi Airport Terminal 3. Prior to hospital admission, he had gone to work, as well as visited the Singapore National Eye Centre for treatment of a non-related medical condition. Case 58138 is a temperature screener and swab assistant at Raffles Medical at Changi Airport Terminal 3, and had gone to work prior to hospital admission. Both cases were detected under MOH's enhanced community testing to test all individuals aged 13 and above who are diagnosed with acute respiratory infection (ARI) at first presentation to a doctor. This allows MOH to identify infected individuals early and to quickly contain further spread. While both cases work at ... » Learn More about 2 unlinked community Covid-19 cases worked at Changi Airport Terminal 3

Follow us on Telegram for the latest updates: https://t.me/mothershipsg Don Don Donki is soon opening its 11th outlet in Singapore, with the latest store located at Tampines 1. This is its second outlet in the east, not counting the sweet potato factory concept at Changi Airport that closed down in September 2020. News of the opening was shared on Facebook page I Love Tampines , but the Japanese Discount Store has yet to make any official announcement on its social media channels. According to the page, the Tampines 1 space takes over the spot previously occupied by Uniqlo and Browhaus. A quick check reveals that Browhaus has recently moved to new premises a few units from their original location, corroborating the news of Donki's arrival. No date for the opening has been specified yet, but a hoarding announces that the outlet is opening "soon". Top image via I Love Tampines/Facebook, Mandy How ... » Learn More about Don Don Donki opening at Tampines 1 soon

SINGAPORE: Fewer people on board lorries were injured or killed in road traffic accidents since safety measures were introduced in 2009 and 2010, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on Friday (May 7). In a statement, an LTA spokesperson said the traffic police are currently investigating the two recent accidents involving lorries ferrying passengers. The driver involved in the first case has been arrested for careless driving causing death. READ: 13 offences found in checks on lorries carrying workers: LTA READ: Calls to review practice of transporting workers in lorries after 2 accidents "Internationally, while there are different practices, it is not uncommon for goods vehicles to be used to carry passengers. "For example, countries such as Canada, Thailand and the USA allow for passengers to be ferried on the rear deck, with varying degree of safety restrictions," said the spokesperson. He added that in 2009 and 2010, the Government rolled out a series of ... » Learn More about Fewer people killed in lorry accidents since safety measures were introduced in 2009: LTA

COMMENTARY: The explosion of the Covid-19 clusters linked to KTV lounges in Singapore, as well as Jurong Fishery Port, may seem unsurprising on hindsight given the locations involved. But could it have been avoided? July 12. That was when the Ministry of Health (MOH) first said that they are investigating cases of Covid-19 infection among Vietnamese social hostesses who had frequented KTV lounges. Several days later on July 16 , MOH first announced the Jurong Fishery Port/Hong Lim Market cluster. Fishmongers who had visited the port had mingled with other market stallholders after returning to their wet market stalls, resulting in even more cases at markets all over the island. In a span of slightly over a week, the KTV lounge cluster swelled to over 200, while the Jurong Fishery Port cluster has grown to a total of over 300 cases, as of July 20. Clusters believed to be linked. But how? The explosion of both clusters within the same timeframe ... » Learn More about The KTV & Jurong Fishery Port clusters have exploded. Could this have been avoided?

SINGAPORE: Snuck inside the Emerging Stronger with Skilled Workers and Innovative Businesses section of Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat’s Budget 2021 speech on Tuesday (Feb 16) were four short paragraphs on salary increments for nurses and other healthcare workers. COVID-19 has richly demonstrated that "lives or livelihoods" is a false dichotomy. Lives and livelihoods’ is the correct paradigm. Take for instance, three key economic sectors for Singapore; aviation, aerospace and tourism, all of whom are on life support and will continue to need propping up until borders re-open. READ: Emerging stronger from COVID-19 crisis the focus of Budget 2021 READ: Commentary: This is why Singapore needs to save its airlines and aviation sector Our economic resuscitation is premised on this and citizens and visitors alike are assured that they are safe from COVID-19, whether attending an event in Singapore, or simply transiting through Changi Airport. Underpinning this safety ... » Learn More about Commentary: Paying nurses more is long overdue but they need clearer professional ladders too

Follow us on Telegram for the latest updates on Covid-19: https://t.me/mothershipsg A Singaporean researcher, Marcus Chua, has taken to Facebook and Twitter to document his Stay-Home Notice (SHN) for 14 days through a series of tweets . According to his Facebook post , he arrived in Singapore from Washington, United States (U.S.) on the night of Mar. 26, 2020. This is part of the measures announced by the government on Mar. 24 that Singaporeans and Singapore Residents who return from the U.K. and U.S. from Mar. 26, 2020, will be serving their SHN in dedicated facilities, with their accommodation and meals being paid for by the government. Documenting his SHN experience to keep family and friends informed Chua told Mothership that he is documenting his SHN out of boredom and to keep his family and friends informed on what he's experiencing. He said that instead of copying and pasting replies to friends and family, sharing updates on his social media account ... » Learn More about A S’porean documents his 14-day SHN at Swissotel Stamford after returning from US

Follow us on Telegram for the latest updates: https://t.me/mothershipsg The Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed 16 new cases of Covid-19 in Singapore on May. 12. This brings the total number of cases to 61,419. There are 10 new cases of locally-transmitted Covid-19 infection, who are in the community. Seven of them are linked to the Case 62873 cluster, which includes several cases who worked at Changi Airport. There are also six imported cases, who had already been placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival in Singapore. There are no new cases in the dormitories. Further updates will be shared by MOH later this evening. Daily case numbers Here are the daily case numbers in the past week: May 6: 18 May 7: 25 May 8: 20 May 9: 28 May 10: 19 May 11: 25 May 12: 16 Top image via MOH/Facebook ... » Learn More about 10 community cases among 16 new Covid-19 infections in S’pore on May 12

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung issued a clear message to Singaporeans listening to his Ministerial Statement in Parliament on July 26 -- Singapore should shift its "collective psychology" on Covid-19 and get ready to treat it as an endemic disease. This includes scrapping or modifying existing Covid-19 protocols for infected cases. However, this would not be possible without high vaccination rates, which have helped to keep hospitalisations and deaths low, despite the recent spike in cases linked to the KTV and Jurong Fishery Port clusters. KTV cluster origins Ong provided a background on how the now-infamous "KTV cluster" was discovered. The Ministry of Health (MOH) discovered on July 12 several positive Covid-19 cases among individuals who frequented KTV bars. They included patrons and hostesses working in the bars, who were engaged in barred "high-risk" activities, although Ong did not specify what these were. MOH moved to isolate infected people and identify ... » Learn More about S’pore to remodel Covid-19 treatment closer to how flu patients treated: Ong Ye Kung

SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and several Members of Parliament underwent COVID-19 tests before attending the sitting on Monday (Jul 26). The breath test is developed by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) spin-off company Silver Factory Technology and only takes minutes, according to the MPs who posted about the tests on Facebook. Mr Lee said the process was fast, simple and non-invasive. “I breathed into a special tube for 10 seconds, which was then closed, disinfected and placed into a reader for analysis. The whole process only took two minutes. I’m sure many would prefer this to a swab test!” he said on Facebook. The test has been registered with the Health Sciences Authority and is currently undergoing validation, added Mr Lee. Mr Seah Kian Peng (PAP-Marine Parade) said the user experience "was many times better" than the other antigen rapid tests (ART) he had done before. "It is invented by a Singapore company (and) certainly made me proud as I ... » Learn More about PM Lee, MPs undergo COVID-19 breath tests before Parliament