SINGAPORE — A long-term"structural response” is needed to treat non-Covid-19 patients who have chronic illnesses, but may not have had close medical follow-up over the last two years due to the strain of Covid-19 on the healthcare sector, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung.
To this end, Mr Ong, who was speaking from Kuala Lumpur, announced that three new nursing homes will open at Pasir Ris, Potong Pasir and Henderson“This will help relieve a significant number of patients from hospitals and these are patients currently in hospitals waiting for their nursing home places,” Mr Ong said.
Absentee rate among healthcare workers due to Covid-19 has also declined from 2.7 per cent in early March to about 2 per cent now, he added. The Government will continue existing collaborations with private hospitals such as Raffles Hospital, Mount Alvernia Hospital and Parkway Hospitals, which will help admit and manage physically stable, normal Covid-19 patients from the emergency departments, said Mr Ong.When asked by TODAY about how the easing of restrictions will affect the unvaccinated, Mr Ong said there are no plans to ease Singapore’s vaccination differentiation measures yet.
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