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Monday, July 20, 2020

Why should you wear a mask during covid-19?

Masks are a must - don't you agree? Not everybody does. An anti-mask writer on Facebook wrote that masks could no more catch a minuscule virus than a tennis net.

Naturally the pro-mask brigade responded.

Firstly, the virus may be tiny, but it is carried from place to place in water or mist when you breathe out.

Secondly, as the advertisements in Singapore say, my mask protects you, your mask protects me.

How? A great diagram shows the effect of two people wearing masks, one person wearing a mask, and nobody wearing a mask.



Finally, the facts speak for themselves. Look at the figures for a country such as Singapore. The government early on provided at last a free disposable paper mask for every household (so one person can go out in a mask).

More recently they provided a new improved fabric washable and reusable mask for every citizen. This has reduced the death rate significantly.

I signed up for their app and I am sent the latest figures on my phone. 27 deaths. Not in a day. Altogether.



Here is a free mask supplied by the government in Singapore. It is re-usable and washable.


In Singapore signs by the lifts (elevators) tell you to wear a mask. 




Now i set off for the swimming pool. But first I have to stand behind the yellow line on the floor. When beckoned forward, I go to have my temperature taken. I write down my temperature in the log book with my phone number in case I need to be contacted.



Useful Websites on Covid-19
Go.gov.sg/moh
(gov for government, sg for singapore, and moh stands for ministry of health)

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About the author, Angela Lansbury
I and my family have lived in the UK, Spain, the USA and Singapore. I am a travel writer and photographer and teacher of English A level and English as a foreign language.Please come to a Toastmasters International Club where the English clubs have a language evaluator or grammarian.  We also have French, German, Mandarin Chinese, Tamil and other language clubs based in Singapore and many more online around the world which because of Covid-19 are now meeting online.






  • I am Immediate Past President and current PR of Braddell Heights Advanced, meeting the first Wednesday of the month, Usually on Zoom, sometimes on Learncool. But the other Wednesdays have workshops on app learncool.sg
  • Our other regular meeting date is the third Saturday of the month in the afternoon 2 pm to 5 pm.
  • The president  is Faith.

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    https://travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com/2019/05/introducing-yourself-in-english-spanish.html
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  • Tuesday, July 14, 2020

    Masks to be compulsory in shops in the UK




    People in the UK are complaining about wearing masks in shops becoming compulsory. This has been the case in Singapore for several weeks.

    I can understand a fitness instructor in the UK complaining.

    If you have lost your livelihood and might lose your home.

    The old system for singles such as elderly widows who needed money was to take in lodgers.


    In Singapore masks have been compulsory since April.
    The death rate is under 100, not for a day, for the whole period.
    Mask supplied by Singapore government to Permanent Residents. 

    Useful Websites
    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/staying-safe-outside-your-home/staying-safe-outside-your-home
    https://www.gov.sg/article/when-should-i-wear-a-mask

    For twice a day updates on singapore Covid19 statistics
    Go.gov.sg/moh
    (mof stands for Ministry Of Health)

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    Angela Lansbury, travel writer. Author. Speaker. Speech trainer. Speech workshop leader.

    More About the author, Angela Lansbury

  • I and my family have lived in the UK, Spain, the USA and Singapore. I am a travel writer and photographer and teacher of English A level and English as a foreign language.

    Please come to a Toastmasters International Club where the English clubs have a language evaluator or grammarian.  We also have French, German, Mandarin Chinese, Tamil and other language clubs based in Singapore and many more online around the world which because of Covid-19 are now meeting online.

    I am President of Braddell Heights Advanced, meeting the first Wednesday of the month, Usually on Zoom. But the other Wednesdays have workshops on app learncool.sg
  • Incoming president Faith from Wed July 15th 2020 change dates and platforms so please contact the club.
  • Latest is only two meetings each month.

  • For meetings learncool it is quicker to type and easier to remember: 

  •  tinyurl.com/BHACOOL

    Useful Websites On Speaking and Languages
  • https://www.toastmasters.org/find-a-club
    translate.google.com
    duolingo.com
  • https://www.duolingo.com/enroll/vi/en/Learn-Vietnamese
  • https://www.facebook.com/groups/polygotcommunity/

  • Other Useful Posts By Angela Lansbury Author
  • https://travelwithangelalansbury.blogs
    https://travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com/2019/04/how-to-say-thank-you-in-several.html
    https://travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com/2019/05/introducing-yourself-in-english-spanish.html
    https://travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com/2020/01/second-set-of-portuguese-words.html 
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