Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Health what is the justification for an allowance to be provided under a Quarantine Order (QO), but not under an Isolation Order (IO), which requires comparable stoppage of work. Mr Ong Ye Kung: Quarantine Orders are issued to a close contact of a COVID-19-positive person to ringfence the spreadContinue reading “JUSTIFICATION FOR PROVISION OF ALLOWANCE FOR CASES UNDER QUARANTINE ORDER BUT NOT FOR ISOLATION ORDER”
Category Archives: Covid-19
EXEMPTION FROM VACCINATIONS FOR MEDICAL REASONS IN COVID-19 VACCINATION FORM
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Health whether the existing form on Request to be Exempted from COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement has, inadvertently, precluded the possibility of doctors issuing a blanket exemption from vaccinations for medical reasons. Mr Ong Ye Kung: Persons who submit the form for “Request to be Exempted from COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements” willContinue reading “EXEMPTION FROM VACCINATIONS FOR MEDICAL REASONS IN COVID-19 VACCINATION FORM”
GOVERNMENT SPENDING ON SUBSIDISING COVID-19 PATIENTS FOR VARIOUS TREATMENTS SINCE START OF PANDEMIC
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic (a) how much has been spent on subsidising COVID-19 patients for (i) in-patient treatments and (ii) outpatient treatments; and (b) whether there are plans to cut down the number of Public Health Preparedness Clinics. Mr Ong Ye Kung: This question will beContinue reading “GOVERNMENT SPENDING ON SUBSIDISING COVID-19 PATIENTS FOR VARIOUS TREATMENTS SINCE START OF PANDEMIC”
TOTAL AMOUNT OF QUARANTINE ORDER ALLOWANCE DISTRIBUTED TO AFFECTED PERSONS SINCE 2 NOVEMBER 2021
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Health what is the total amount of Quarantine Order Allowance that has been distributed to affected persons since 2 November 2021. Mr Ong Ye Kung: Between 2 November 2021 and 30 April 2022, $19.35 million had been distributed to eligible applicants under the Quarantine Order Allowance (QOA) Scheme. MinistryContinue reading “TOTAL AMOUNT OF QUARANTINE ORDER ALLOWANCE DISTRIBUTED TO AFFECTED PERSONS SINCE 2 NOVEMBER 2021”
FORMAT OF GOVERNMENT’S AFTER-ACTION REVIEW ON COVID-19 AND PLANS TO SHARE REVIEW FINDINGS OR RECOMMENDATIONS
14 Mr Pritam Singh asked the Prime Minister (a) what is the format of the Government’s after-action review (AAR) on COVID-19; and (b) whether it plans to share the AAR’s findings or recommendations with the public. The Minister for Finance (Mr Lawrence Wong) (for the Prime Minister): Mr Speaker, Sir, I am taking this question on behalf of theContinue reading “FORMAT OF GOVERNMENT’S AFTER-ACTION REVIEW ON COVID-19 AND PLANS TO SHARE REVIEW FINDINGS OR RECOMMENDATIONS”
EASING OF COVID-19 RULES AND IMPACT OF PANDEMIC ON PATIENT TREATMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Health (a) in light of the easing of the COVID-19 safe management measures,whether community mask-off events such as temple dinners where food is served will be allowed; and (b) if so, under what conditions. Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Health given a 7% increase in the age-standardised death rate inContinue reading “EASING OF COVID-19 RULES AND IMPACT OF PANDEMIC ON PATIENT TREATMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTHCARE SYSTEM”
APPLICATION OF PREVIOUS BAN ON VISITORS TO PRESCHOOLS BY PARENTS AND PARENTS OF NEWLY-ENROLLED CHILDREN
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Social and Family Development whether the previous ban on visitors to preschools, including parents and parents of newly-enrolled children, still applies. The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social and Family Development (Mr Eric Chua) (for the Minister for Social and Family Development): Mr Speaker, in line with changes inContinue reading “APPLICATION OF PREVIOUS BAN ON VISITORS TO PRESCHOOLS BY PARENTS AND PARENTS OF NEWLY-ENROLLED CHILDREN”
ASSESSED IMPACT OF COVID-19 LOCKDOWN IN CHINA ON SUPPLY CHAINS AND MEASURES TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY OF ESSENTIAL GOODS AND SERVICES
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”
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”
PLANS TO ALLOW REOPENING OF FAMILY KTVS AND EXPECTED SAFE MANAGEMENT MEASURES
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Trade and Industry given the recent streamlining of COVID-19 measures (a) what is the status of plans to allow the reopening of family KTVs; and (b) what are the expected safe management measures that will be applied. Mr Gan Kim Yong: The Ministry of Trade and Industry and MinistryContinue reading “PLANS TO ALLOW REOPENING OF FAMILY KTVS AND EXPECTED SAFE MANAGEMENT MEASURES”
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