Covid-19 makes us more sensitive towards others

It takes a virulent coronavirus to bring people together for one purpose - that is to beat it. People are cooperating under severe disruptions to a life we were normally accustomed to. We stand in line within the markings on the floor while queuing for our food. Our family eat more often at home to minimise contacts with others as part of social distancing. By social distancing, it protects you and it protects me.

People are taking personal hygiene more seriously and would avoid coughing in public. NEA’s exhortation to keep public places clean has finally gotten the message through. The cleaners have less to pick up used tissue papers on the table from people finishing their meals.

We appreciate doctors, nurses, health care workers, ambulance paramedics, and all associated with care of patients. They are the ones to save lives. Many carry out their duties and responsibilities humbly and not seeking publicities.

We feel the pains of people who have less income because of a weak economy. Customer demands dry up for some businesses and for some owners of small businesses. People are told to avoid shopping malls unless for buying essential items. Retail shops bear the brunt of lower footfalls. We are preventing travellers from coming to Singapore. This impacts all establishments that cater to the tourist trades from F&B, hotel accommodations, transportation to tourist attractions.

We feel for those who are confirmed Covid-19 cases especially those without clear links to affected people. How did they catch the coronavirus? Our hearts go out to all patients of Covid-19.