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As we know, H1N1 Influenza A has claimed thousands of lives worldwide. The first flu pandemic occured in 1918, first estimate of deaths stands at 25 million people in the first 25 weeks. This 1918 flu pandemic has been described as "the greatest medical holocaust in history".

Zooming into Singapore itself, there have been more and more cases of local infection, community spread. Initially, Singapore had confirmed cases of people infected had either travelling history or had relatives who travelled to infected hotspots. Ministers warned that community spread would happen, its only a matter of time.

We prepared ourselves mentally. However, this time it really took me by surprise.

As we all know, community spread has already begun and shows no sign of slowing down at the moment. With so many events taking place such as the visit from Liverpool Football Club, Youth Olympic Games, National Day etc taking place in the next few months, we are expecting to see large crowds. That is when i think there would be more risk. Containment measures are always there in place but how well is it being excuted is another tricky issue.

Since now the latest issue is that you may be infected with H1N1 but may not have fever onset. You may have no symtomps whatsoever. Thus, it is really hard for a GP to detect it.

Jumping straight into RP.

When school starts, there was already rumours that several classes were sent back home because 2 students were infected. I heard it at 10am plus but only received confirmation at 12pm plus officially by the school. They promised that the students infected were not in school over the weekend and did not attend lessons. Hence, it implies that the school is still in control.

Days later, it rises to 9 confirmed cases in RP. 9 cases. Shortly after that, they convinced us that they have taken even more precautions and measures to stop the figures rising. They closed down blocks, washed the areas etc. To the extent, they quarantined all the first year students at home.

This was a good preventine measure definitely. However, they claimed that the year 2s and final year students are not much in risk since the infections are in the freshmen cohort.

May i ask, what are the possibilities that the infected students have been walking around to the library, to the sports complex, to the higher year students pods, toilets etc. PLUS the fact that we shared almost the same time for our break out period.

We eat together because the release times are almost the same, walk everywhere because there are no restrictions whatsnot. And they actually were naive to quarantined only the year ones. Even NYP with no confirmed cases quarantined the whole school of students excluding those in FYP and attachment. What is the reason RP isnt doing something like that?

From NYP actions, i can feel that they are being really concern with their students, doing something to really stop it from spreading ONCE AND FOR ALL.That is something RP really need. Students life are in danger here we are talking about. FINE. let it be, the higher year students can carry on gg to school in RP.

So whats next?


Classes with confirmed cases