Today’s Editorials & Cartoons: Testing for Omicron
The Editor
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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COMMENTS: PATAFA’s officials wanted a hand on the hot potatoes fund of the people money… of course to be put inside their own pockets.
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EDITORIAL – Testing for Omicron
From the onset of the pandemic, there has been a critical component in containing COVID-19: testing. And from the start of the pandemic, this has been a problem in this country.
The situation in the early days of the pandemic was understandable: testing was available only at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine. The RITM had to send the specimens all the way to a disease reference laboratory in Melbourne, Australia for the results.
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EDITORYAL – Pinerwisyo ng pandemya ang sistema ng edukasyon
Isa sa grabeng tinamaan ng pandemya ay ang sistema ng edukasyon sa Pilipinas. Mula sa face-to-face classes ay biglang nag-shift sa online education noong 2020. Gamit ang gadgets, sa harap ng computer screen, telebisyon, radio at cell phones nagkaroon ng klase. Ang mga walang kakayanang mag-online dahil walang computer, laptop at cell phone, printed modules ang dini-distribute ng mga guro. Pinupuntahan isa-isa ng mga guro ang mga estudyante para sa modules.
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The Straits Times says
Celebrate, yes, but stay cautious too
The breaches of safe management rules by revellers who gathered on New Year’s Eve in Clarke Quay have illustrated just why the authorities have seen fit to regularly remind the public about the need for caution and vigilance as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to rage. If last year was dominated by the Delta variant, this year might well be that of the Omicron strain, which is far more infectious than its predecessor. Under these circumstances, it was foolish that hundreds were involved in a gathering, whether spontaneously or loosely organised, that the authorities have described as a potential superspreader event. Singapore has navigated the pandemic well and the situation has been stable.
While it is understandable that people want to mark special occasions, the gathering last Friday gave cause for worry especially as Omicron looms. The strain already accounts for 17 per cent of coronavirus cases here. The social psychology behind the event should be taken into account so that future incidents during festive periods can be better managed without the need for punitive intervention by the authorities. While people may have felt it was all right to celebrate an event that promised, metaphorically, to provide them with a break from the social restrictions that have become habitual over the past two years, they had to also realise that these are not normal times.
READ MORE: https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/st-editorial/the-straits-times-says-celebrate-yes-but-stay-cautious-too
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BANGKOK POST
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EDITORIAL COLUMN
Enforce the pl
astic ban
Jan 1 was the first day the ban on four types of plastic waste came into effect, which was in line with the cabinet resolution made in February last year. The ban is just one move under a 20-year plan between 2018-2037 called the “Roadmap on Plastic Waste Management”.
Under the ban, plastic bags of less than 36 microns in thickness (widely known as single-use plastic bags); polystyrene-made food containers; plastic cups of less than 100 microns in thickness and plastic straws are supposed to be prohibited.
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