You’ve got to hand it to the authorities in Singapore.
They’re one of the most creative people in the world.
Other than naming our ‘partial lockdown’ as a Circuit Breaker, they’re now putting their creative juices to something else: putting a brake on crowds in wet markets and supermarket though people’s NRIC or Fin number.
Reader: Nani?
New Measures on Circuit Breaker
In a press conference after PM Lee’s speech in blue shirt, National Development Minister Lawrence Wong, who has often put on a pink shirt but has now put on a blue shirt as well, announced new measures to the Circuit Breaker.
The first is a call and not a measure—he emphasized that we should stay home, and if we need to go out, we should go out alone.
Even if you’re exercising, exercise alone as well.
Whatever you do, do it alone.
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The second measure is a…measure. In certain wet markets and supermarket, entry to these premises would be based on the last digit of your NRIC or FIN number; for example, on certain days, only people with an even number as his last digit in his NRIC or Fin number can enter.
Creative?
Creative.
Thirdly, the authorities are cutting back the workforce that need to go to work from 20% to 15%–this includes those in essential services. For example, there might be less cashiers in your favourite supermarket.
Reader Bao: So bubble tea stalls are still open?
So far, it’s not mentioned whether they’d be closed or not.
Reader Ronald: And would McDonald’s still open on 5 May 2020?
That is not revealed yet.
Reader CB: So what’s revealed?
That you still need to have Maggi Mee more often for the next 1.5 month.
Damn.