COVID-19: Novel Coronavirus Situation in Singapore
With the COVID-19 (2019 Novel Coronavirus) outbreak taking place rapidly and affecting many countries and lives worldwide, many of us have been trying to make sense of the situation. Here, we compile the latest news in Singapore that would be relevant for parents and families, the precautions to take, resources you can share with children, as well as inspiring stories we’ve discovered along the way.
To stay on top of the evolving situation, please also check out these channels for the latest updates:
- Latest news from Singapore’s Ministry of Health
- WhatsApp Updates from Gov.sg
- WhatsApp Updates from Gov.sg for Overseas Singaporeans
- Telegram Updates from Gov.sg
- Health Advisories for Various Sectors
Other Useful Sites to Combat COVID-19:
- Where to Collect Masks: MaskGoWhere
- COVID-19 Online Symptom Checker
- PHPC Clincis: FluGoWhere
- TraceTogether
- KKH Urgent Paediatric Advice Line (U-PAL)
- To Check Out Crowds at Parks Before Going
- To Check Out Crowds at Malls Before Going
Information for Families, Employees and Businesses:
- Grants, Funds and Packages for Individuals
- SG United Jobs
- Exemption for Suspension of Activities
- Solidarity Budget 2020: Support for businesses, families and workers
Stay healthy and stay IN with Little Day Out, everyone! Check out our many articles below.
A Message From Little Day Out: Stay Safe, Stay Home, Stay Together
Hi everyone, like many of you, our office is closed and the team at Little Day Out is now working from home.
It is a difficult time for everyone in Singapore (and around the world)...
COVID-19 Journal: Keeping Track Of Historic Times
To say that we are living in unusual times would be an understatement. Even for those of us who have lived through SARS, the current coronavirus situation is many times more serious. These times...
Stay-at-Home Resources for Kids and Families
Sesame Street’s Free Resources For Young Children And Families During COVID-19: Caring For Each...
The Sesame Street theme song, with its lyrics of “Sunny day, Sweeping the clouds away”, has always brought joy to the faces of young children (and many grown-ups too). Now, Sesame Workshop, the non-profit...
50+ Indoor Activities For Kids: Ideas Of What You Can Do At Home
Kids can be a handful when they start getting restless with boundless energy, especially when they have to stay at home. But you can still have plenty of fun bonding time with kids around...
Ideas & Activities To Explore
7 Fun Indoor Scavenger Hunt Ideas You Can Do At Home
Are the children getting on one another’s nerves? Or are you getting disrupted because of the excess energy the children have? How about getting some scavenger hunt ideas to do at home? Getting children...
The Importance Of Social Distancing & Ideas Of Activities To Do At Home
The term “social distancing” should be familiar to most by now. We have been told repeatedly to practise social distancing. The floors are marked with stickers, seats at hawker centres have been marked as...
Inspring Stories
Heading Back To School: Gift, Blessing Or Blues?
After counting down to school reopening, it’s finally happening. The kids are heading back to school. But there’s still HBL.
I try to look on the bright side - at least I’ll get more “me-time”.
The...
2Mamas4Kids: Home Learning And Living In The Midst Of The nCoV Outbreak
Ever wonder how mums do it all? Kids, chores, work, plus home learning – and more! We believe that having a “tribe” that shares the same beliefs helps - especially if they are good...
News for Families
Inter-School Activities And External School Activities Suspended Till End Of March School Holidays
With the Ministry of Health’s raising of DORSCON from Yellow to Orange, the Ministry of Education (MOE) announced that additional measures to protect staff and students against the 2019 novel coronavirus will be added...
School Meal Subsidies Extended To Students On MOE Financial Assistance Scheme During The Full...
Good news for families with primary and secondary school-going children on the Ministry of Education's (MOE) Financial Assistance Scheme: they will receive school meal subsidies during the full Home-Based Learning (HBL) period.
School Meal Subsidies...
Precautions to Take
Cleaning Agents To Help Battle Novel Coronavirus Plus Other Non-Toxic Cleaning Agents
NEA has published a recommended list of cleaning agents to combat novel coronavirus, by keeping surfaces and commonly contacted objects clean and free of the nCoV virus. Cleanliness of our homes, offices, cars, other...
Wash Your Hands With Baby Shark, Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo
Baby Shark is here to help spread the message of handwashing to kids with a new rendition of the infectious ditty.
The new Baby Shark song, released by the South Korean brand Pinkfong, covers some...
