But the figures don't tell the full story. Some workers have seen pay cuts, and many of those who lost their jobs have found new ones in the gig economy as food deliverymen or drivers. They're easily replaceable too. So it's that lack of social security," says social worker Patricia Wee. This stress can then go on to impact families in "insidious ways", she adds. Cases of family violence, for instance, have been increasing , even after lockdown.
Even for those of us who enjoy the privileges of freedom and a stable income, there are some downsides. The little privacy that we had before the pandemic in this highly-surveilled state has diminished even further. We've come to accept that everywhere we go, we have to use an app or carry a token that traces our whereabouts and the people we come in contact with, though the government says the data is anonymised.
Covid has seen a rush into further surveillance without much public debate. Many agree with the government's argument that it's necessary in a crisis, but some have warned of potential misuse of such a massive harvest of data. When the government recently admitted it allowed the police to use this data for purposes other than contact tracing, despite earlier privacy assurances, this lack of transparency angered some. Many are also chafing in what's turned out to be a gilded cage, thanks to strict quarantine rules in Singapore and elsewhere which have ruled out easy travel for now.
It's meant that many of us still cannot see in person our loved ones in other countries. Living in a crowded city-state with no hinterland, many in Singapore are used to travelling abroad, even if it's just a weekend daytrip to a nearby Indonesian island or to neighbouring Malaysia's border towns. This is no longer possible, so tens of thousands have gone on cruises to nowhere, while hotels are booked up for "staycations". Motorcycle and car enthusiasts, used to racing the tracks and highways of Malaysia, have been zooming in endless loops around the island.
News that Singapore is opening up a travel bubble with Hong Kong , after a failed attempt last year, was met with joy - then a sense of fatalism after community cases were reported in both cities this week. It's hard to complain about boredom though, given how the virus is still ravaging some parts of the world. Some of us, like writer Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh who has family in India which is seeing a devastating second wave, are experiencing something akin to "survivor's guilt" as they watch loved ones suffer from afar.
It almost feels immoral that we are doing so well and enjoying our lives while we've been closed off, and other countries are doing so badly," he says. Given our connectivity and nature of economic development, I feel that we have a greater moral responsibility [to care about other countries]. Many in Singapore would say that, for now, we are just grateful and relieved to weather a dangerous global pandemic in this safe little bubble.
But it will eventually pop. The Singapore government has repeatedly stressed that the country has to reopen for the sake of economic survival, and has already begun easing restrictions for travellers from some places like mainland China and Australia. Best student credit cards.
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