Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment in view of the continuing re-calibration and relaxation of the COVID-19 control measures, whether the Government will enable families holding funeral wakes to serve catered food and drinks to visitors. Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: Funeral events are not subjected to Vaccination-Differentiated Safe Management Measures to allowContinue reading “ENABLE FAMILIES HOLDING FUNERAL WAKES TO SERVE CATERED FOOD AND DRINKS TO VISITORS”
Category Archives: Parliamentary Questions
REVIEW OF COMCARE PAYOUTS GIVEN INFLATION
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Social and Family Development in light of rising inflation for daily necessities, whether there will be a reassessment by the Social Service Offices of the amount of ComCare payouts and a more expeditious review of the eligibility criteria. Mr Masagos Zulkifli B M M: ComCare provides assistance to low-incomeContinue reading “REVIEW OF COMCARE PAYOUTS GIVEN INFLATION”
REASONS FOR NOT EXTENDING MEDISAVE USAGE TO HEALTH SCREENINGS AND OTHER PREVENTATIVE HEALTH PROCEDURES
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Health what are the considerations that currently inhibit the extension of the usage of MediSave for (i) comprehensive health screenings and (ii) other preventative health procedures such as vaccinations that are not under the National Adult Immunisation Schedule or smoking cessation programmes. Mr Ong Ye Kung: MediSave is currentlyContinue reading “REASONS FOR NOT EXTENDING MEDISAVE USAGE TO HEALTH SCREENINGS AND OTHER PREVENTATIVE HEALTH PROCEDURES”
PLANS FOR SELF-DECLARATION OF COVID-19-POSITIVE STATUS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Health whether there are plans to allow for the self-declaration of COVID-19 positive status, with appropriate penalties for false declarations, as a means of relieving the burden on general practitioners (GPs) who are currently facing a surge of patients seeking verification of their COVID-19 positive status from theContinue reading “PLANS FOR SELF-DECLARATION OF COVID-19-POSITIVE STATUS”
PARTICIPATING MERCHANTS UNDER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL VOUCHERS SCHEME
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) how many merchants have been included in the Community Development Council (CDC) Vouchers Scheme as a participant; (b) how many merchants have been approached in total; (c) whether there is a timeline for the CDC Ambassadors to approach all eligible shops for participation; andContinue reading “PARTICIPATING MERCHANTS UNDER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL VOUCHERS SCHEME”
PLANS TO IMPLEMENT USE OF CLEAR MASKS IN PRESCHOOL SETTINGS TO ENABLE INFANTS AND TODDLERS TO OBSERVE LIP MOVEMENTS OF TEACHERS IN THEIR LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Social and Family Development whether there are plans to implement the use of clear masks in preschool settings in respect of infants and toddlers who, in the process of language acquisition, may suffer delays due to an inability to observe the lip movement of teachers and adults. MrContinue reading “PLANS TO IMPLEMENT USE OF CLEAR MASKS IN PRESCHOOL SETTINGS TO ENABLE INFANTS AND TODDLERS TO OBSERVE LIP MOVEMENTS OF TEACHERS IN THEIR LANGUAGE ACQUISITION”
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”
INCIDENCE OF LONG COVID AMIDST RECOVERED SINGAPOREANS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health in view of the large number of COVID-19 cases who have since recovered from an acute infection (a) whether the Ministry will publish its study on the prevalence and effects of long COVID in Singapore; and (b) whether the Ministry will offer dedicated long COVID clinics orContinue reading “INCIDENCE OF LONG COVID AMIDST RECOVERED SINGAPOREANS”
STATUS OF RENEWAL AND ENHANCEMENT WORK SCHEDULED FOR NORTH EAST LINE
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport (a) what is the status of the renewal and enhancement work scheduled for the North East Line which was announced in December 2018; and (b) whether there will be expected delays to the renewal due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr S Iswaran: LTA and SBST started on aContinue reading “STATUS OF RENEWAL AND ENHANCEMENT WORK SCHEDULED FOR NORTH EAST LINE”
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