Casinos and McDonald's. Covid 19 related.

[BJGenius007]

Today there is a big news regarding Covid 19. After infection cases dropped to single digit for months, the second wave hits Singapore. Yesterday and today the case spike to above 200 each day. The crack came from McDonald's which has closed the lobby and only opened drive-thru and used Grubhub delivery like we do in USA. The problem is that Singapore citizens are not willing to work at McDonald's for the minimal wage. So they import foreign workers from Malaysia and nearby poor nations. They put all foreign workers in one or two dorms. Normally there are twelve person sharing one room. After one got Covid 19. Then the virus quickly spread to other foreign employees in the same dorm. Then they spread to the customers coming to drive-thru even it is just "minimal contact". Thus single digit cases quickly spike to more than two hundred case outbreak daily.

Some casinos I frequent use the same business model. Half of employees are under work Visa and are from Russia, eastern European and southern Asian nations where people have good mathematics skill and are willing to work for low wage. From what I know, they are placed in the very crowded dorm and casinos control their movement. Many local Blackjack dealers also opt to live in the same dorm because it is much cheaper than finding their own housing if they are from other cities to work here.

My concern is that if casinos reopen, the virus infection will not come from customer to customer but casino employee to customers. The danger is located in where you can't see. Because no matter how good casinos make it look good using new measurement, when their employees returned dorm, they will live in the horrible and crowded living condition that the Covid 19 can easily spread. Just like the second wave hit Singapore. Also McDonald's just announced they close all 135 stores in Singapore. No more drive-thru or Grubhut delivery. If you crave for fast food, you might want to get some today. There will be new debate on Monday if minimal contact is enough using Singapore as the example. That could lead to drive-thru shutdown eventually.

[mcallister3200]

What the hell are you babbling about?

[BJGenius007]

What the hell are you babbling about?

I said if casinos reopen, the danger is located in where you can't see. Many casinos use foreign workers who live in the crowded dorm. The virus is easily spread in such places. Even casinos reopen and they put only three players at each Blackjack table.

[BJGenius007]

What the hell are you babbling about?

Also, it only takes a miniscule crack in a dam to start a flood. Singapore was the model nation to control the Covid 19 infection. Until yesterday. The city nation has 135 McDonald's stores. But only foreign workers are willing to work for the minimal wage. So they import workers and place them in a very crowded dorm. One worker from Malaysia got the virus, then it quickly spread to other workers living together (in this case, the whole work force) then customers in drive-thru then it is full community spread. In just two days!

[BJGenius007]

Four days ago, before the second wave outbreak, Singapore new cases number are under 30 daily. But now the new infection cases spiked to 700, 500, 600 and 1400 in the past four days, because a miniscule crack in the dam. Even you think the virus is under control and you did everything right, it can spike like that. Casinos, restaurants, even beaches should be not open until we find a vaccine.

[BlackjackOwner]

BJGenius you must obviously have nothing better to do with your time the post trivial nonsense that no one cares about (especially mccallister).

[BJGenius007]

BJGenius you must obviously have nothing better to do with your time the post trivial nonsense that no one cares about (especially mccallister).

Did you just come home from a protest?

[BlackjackOwner]

Did you just come home from a protest?

Do you have no life? Obviously not.

[Norm]

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