Today-Oct 12
Visitor safe management measures at all hospital wards and residential care homes in Singapore will be tightened for four weeks as community Covid-19 cases rise, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Wednesday (Oct 12).This is to protect healthcare capacity as well as vulnerable patients and residents, MOH said in a media release. From Oct 14 until Nov 10, patients in hospitals will only be allowed to have two pre-designated visitors for the duration of their stays. Only one of these visitors will be allowed at a patient’s bedside at any one time. “Critically ill patients will be allowed up to five pre-designated patients, and two visitors may be allowed at the bedside at any one point in time,” MOH said. Visits will be limited to 30 minutes. In exceptional situations, such as for critically ill patients, pediatric patients, birthing or post-partum mothers, and for patients requiring additional care support, visitors may be allowed to stay beyond 30 minutes on a case-by-case basis at the hospitals’ discretion, MOH added. MOH reminded visitors not to eat or drink in hospital wards or use toilets designated for patients in the wards. Visitors should also avoid sitting on patients’ beds. “In addition, as our hospitals’ emergency departments (ED) are seeing a high number of patients daily, we encourage members of public to only go to the ED for emergency conditions,” MOH said. Read more at: https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/curbs-number-visitors-duration-visits-hospitals-and-residential-care-homes-covid-19-cases-rise-2018191
