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Archive for the ‘Opinions’ Category

Cancel a cruise due to one infection

When I read the news that a cruise ship had to return to Singapore immediately after discovering that one passenger was tested positive for covid-19, I asked these questions: - Why cancel the trip? - Why spoil the holiday of the other passengers (perhaps 1,000 or more)? - Why can't the infected passenger be isolated in a cabin? The...

Can India afford to boycott Chinese investors?

The Chinese reportedly killed 20 Indian jawans and seized Indian territory. India retaliated by banning ByteDance’s hugely popular video-streaming app TikTok and 598 other Chinese apps on national security concerns. Not that silly of India because this significantly narrows a top growth market for Chinese technology firms...

Covid-19 case onboard a Royal Caribbean cruise

I read with interest that a suspected C19 case onboard a Royal Caribbean cruise, Quantum of the Seas, has resulted in the cruise being turned back to Singapore earlier than schedule. C19 is still with us even as some countries have started rolling out mass vaccinations for their populations. The efficacy and effectiveness of...

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