6 Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) in view of the various lockdowns in China due to the latest COVID-19 outbreak, what is the assessed impact to supply chains and rising prices in Singapore; (b) which industries or goods and services have been or are anticipated to be most badly hit; andContinue reading “ASSESSED IMPACT OF COVID-19 LOCKDOWN IN CHINA ON SUPPLY CHAINS AND MEASURES TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY OF ESSENTIAL GOODS AND SERVICES”
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DATA ON NUMBER OF REQUESTS TO DE-REGISTER FROM TRACETOGETHER PROGRAMME
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Prime Minister for each month in the last year, how many users have requested to be de-registered from the TraceTogether programme. Mrs Josephine Teo (for the Prime Minister): From January 2021 to April 2022, about 5,900 users or an average of 370 users per month were deregistered from the TraceTogether programmeContinue reading “DATA ON NUMBER OF REQUESTS TO DE-REGISTER FROM TRACETOGETHER PROGRAMME”
ANTICIPATED INCREASE IN INCOMING AND OUTGOING TRAVELLERS FOR TOURISM IN 2022 AND 2023
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what is the anticipated increase in tourists into Singapore for the rest of 2022 and 2023; and (b) what is the anticipated increase in Singaporeans travelling overseas for tourism. Mr Gan Kim Yong: With the implementation of the Vaccinated Travel Framework (VTF) and streamlining of COVID-19Continue reading “ANTICIPATED INCREASE IN INCOMING AND OUTGOING TRAVELLERS FOR TOURISM IN 2022 AND 2023”
NUMBER OF PATIENTS WITH RE-INFECTIONS OF COVID-19 AND SEVERITY OF SUCH CASES
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health (a) how many cases of COVID-19 reinfections have been detected in Singapore since November 2021; (b) whether there are any significant differences in healthcare outcomes for re-infected patients in Singapore; (c) what proportion of COVID-19 patients admitted to ICU are re-infected patients; and (d) what is the demographicContinue reading “NUMBER OF PATIENTS WITH RE-INFECTIONS OF COVID-19 AND SEVERITY OF SUCH CASES”
DIVERSITY IN GENDER, ETHNICITIES AND BACKGROUNDS AT TOP LEVELS OF CIVIL SERVICE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Prime Minister what measures are being taken to address any concerns about diversity in terms of gender, ethnicities and background in the top levels of the Civil Service, particularly in relation to Permanent Secretaries. Mr Chan Chun Sing (for the Prime Minister): In building a dynamic, efficient and resilient Public Service,Continue reading “DIVERSITY IN GENDER, ETHNICITIES AND BACKGROUNDS AT TOP LEVELS OF CIVIL SERVICE”
DATA ON RESTRUCTURED HOSPITALS DIVERTING PATIENTS AWAY DUE TO FULL CAPACITY AND WAITING TIMES OF OVER TWO HOURS IN LAST THREE MONTHS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health regarding the capacity of restructured hospitals in the last three months (a) for how many days did the emergency departments of each restructured hospital have to close or divert patients away due to its capacity being reached; (b) which hospitals or departments have been particularly badly hit; andContinue reading “DATA ON RESTRUCTURED HOSPITALS DIVERTING PATIENTS AWAY DUE TO FULL CAPACITY AND WAITING TIMES OF OVER TWO HOURS IN LAST THREE MONTHS”
DATA ON RESTRUCTURED HOSPITAL ACTIVATING ADDITIONAL WARDS TO CONTAIN COVID-19 PATIENTS IN LAST THREE MONTHS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health in the last three months (a) how many days did each restructured hospital had to open or activate additional spill-over wards beyond the standard isolation wards to contain patients with COVID-19; and (b) how many patients in total were admitted to these spill-over or contingency wards. Mr OngContinue reading “DATA ON RESTRUCTURED HOSPITAL ACTIVATING ADDITIONAL WARDS TO CONTAIN COVID-19 PATIENTS IN LAST THREE MONTHS”
CARBON EMISSIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO INDUSTRIES SITUATED IN JURONG ISLAND
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) how much of Singapore’s total carbon emissions are attributable to industries situated in Jurong Island; and (b) what are the targets for the abatement of emissions from these industries. Mr Gan Kim Yong: Around one-third of carbon emissions are direct emissions from the refining and petrochemicalsContinue reading “CARBON EMISSIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO INDUSTRIES SITUATED IN JURONG ISLAND”
NUMBER OF WEEKS MEDICAL STAFF ROSTERED FOR EXTRA DUTIES IN LAST SIX MONTHS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health in the last six months, what is the number of weeks that medical staff have been rostered for extra duties, broken down by (i) senior doctors (ii) junior doctors (iii) nursing staff and (iv) other allied healthcare professionals. Mr Ong Ye Kung: In any given week, even before COVID-19,Continue reading “NUMBER OF WEEKS MEDICAL STAFF ROSTERED FOR EXTRA DUTIES IN LAST SIX MONTHS”
NUMBER AND PROFILE OF PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM LONG COVID
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health (a) to date, what is the number of patients suffering from long COVID broken down by (i) duration (ii) demographic and (iii) vaccination status; and (b) whether the Ministry tracks the number of such patients who are adversely and severely affected in their ability to work, study, orContinue reading “NUMBER AND PROFILE OF PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM LONG COVID”
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