Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Health (a) whether the Ministry can provide an update on COVID-19 anti-viral treatments currently under evaluation by HSA, including SaNOtize’s nitric oxide nasal spray; and (b) what is the Ministry’s evaluation of the likely impact of the successful registration and dissemination of COVID-19 therapies currently being evaluated on (i) ICU capacityContinue reading “UPDATE ON COVID-19 ANTI-VIRAL TREATMENTS BEING ASSESSED BY HEALTH AUTHORITIES”
Category Archives: Covid-19
PHASING OUT TRACETOGETHER AND SAFEENTRY AND REDUCING FUNCTIONALITY OF TRACETOGETHER TO BE USED PURELY AS MODE OF DISPLAYING COVID-19 VACCINATION AND TEST STATUS
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Health whether the Government plans to (i) phase out TraceTogether and SafeEntry and (ii) reduce the functionality of TraceTogether to be used purely as a mode of displaying COVID-19 vaccination and test status. Mr Ong Ye Kung: This question for written answer has been addressed by the oral reply to QuestionContinue reading “PHASING OUT TRACETOGETHER AND SAFEENTRY AND REDUCING FUNCTIONALITY OF TRACETOGETHER TO BE USED PURELY AS MODE OF DISPLAYING COVID-19 VACCINATION AND TEST STATUS”
PLANS FOR CONTINUING WITH TRACETOGETHER AS COVID-19 CONTACT TRACING TOOL
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Health in light of living with COVID-19 as an endemic disease (a) to what extent is TraceTogether still utilised as a contact tracing tool; (b) whether there are any plans to transition towards user-oriented contact exposure technology, such as Novid; (c) whether there are any plans or specificContinue reading “PLANS FOR CONTINUING WITH TRACETOGETHER AS COVID-19 CONTACT TRACING TOOL”
UPDATE ON RECIPIENTS OF COVID-19 RECOVERY GRANT
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Social and Family Development with regard to recipients of the COVID-19 Recovery Grant (a) whether the Ministry tracks how many of these recipients successfully obtained a new job after the end of the disbursement of the grants; and (b) if so, what is this number to date. MrContinue reading “UPDATE ON RECIPIENTS OF COVID-19 RECOVERY GRANT”
INSPECTION ON FOOD PROVISIONS FOR MIGRANT WORKERS AND PROPORTION OF MIGRANT WORKERS WITH ACCESS TO COOKING FACILITIES BEFORE AND AFTER ONSET OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Manpower (a) in the past five years, how many inspections on the food provisions for migrant workers have been conducted annually; and (b) what is the change in the proportion of migrant workers who have access to cooking facilities before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Tan SeeContinue reading “INSPECTION ON FOOD PROVISIONS FOR MIGRANT WORKERS AND PROPORTION OF MIGRANT WORKERS WITH ACCESS TO COOKING FACILITIES BEFORE AND AFTER ONSET OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC”
SINGAPORE’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO GLOBAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT COVID-19
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs (a) to what extent has Singapore contributed thus far towards combating COVID-19 globally and regionally, whether through COVAX or other multilateral or bilateral initiatives; and (b) what further contributions will Singapore make internationally towards combating COVID-19 in 2022. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan: Although we are a small country, Singapore recognisesContinue reading “SINGAPORE’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO GLOBAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT COVID-19”
COURAGE FUND ELIGIBILITY FOR COVID-19-POSITIVE PERSONS FROM LOWER-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS RECOVERING AT HOME
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Social and Family Development in view of the updated COVID-19 protocols to self-test and recover at home, whether individuals who are self-isolated and unable to work after receiving a positive antigen rapid test result, but are not subjected to an Isolation Order, Quarantine Order, mandatory Leave of Absence,Continue reading “COURAGE FUND ELIGIBILITY FOR COVID-19-POSITIVE PERSONS FROM LOWER-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS RECOVERING AT HOME”
AVAILABILITY OF OVER-THE-COUNTER THERAPEUTIC DRUGS FOR COVID-19 TREATMENT
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Health (a) whether HSA intends to make available any therapeutic drugs for the treatment of COVID-19 over the counter; and (b) if so, what are the drugs that are currently under evaluation for this purpose. Mr Ong Ye Kung: A medicine could be made available over-the-counter without aContinue reading “AVAILABILITY OF OVER-THE-COUNTER THERAPEUTIC DRUGS FOR COVID-19 TREATMENT”
IMPLICATION OF NEW PROTOCOL FOR PCR TEST RESULTS FOR RECOVERED COVID-19 PATIENTS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Health whether the protocol that disregards active polymerase chain reaction test results for recovered COVID-19 individuals, as long as their cycle threshold (CT) values are sufficiently high, is also applied to newly-detected (and especially asymptomatic) cases which may be at the beginning or tail end of their infection.Continue reading “IMPLICATION OF NEW PROTOCOL FOR PCR TEST RESULTS FOR RECOVERED COVID-19 PATIENTS”
PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR BEREAVED FAMILIES TO OFFSET ELEVATED COVID-19 RELATED FUNERAL EXPENSES
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment in view of elevated costs for COVID-19 related funeral expenses, whether the Ministry is exploring providing some additional financial support for bereaved families to offset these costs. Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: Funeral expenses would vary depending on the desired funeral arrangements for theContinue reading “PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR BEREAVED FAMILIES TO OFFSET ELEVATED COVID-19 RELATED FUNERAL EXPENSES”
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