The facilities are meant for patients who remain well at the end of their 14th day of illness and who do not require further medical care.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Last month, Colonel Chua Jin Kiat had about two weeks to set up community recovery facilities in military camps for recovering Covid-19 patients as the Singapore Armed Forces was roped in to help in the national fight against the coronavirus outbreak.
About 3,000 foreign workers are being housed at the six CRFs so far, out of a total capacity of about 5,300. Col Chua, who is also commander of the 9 Division and Chief Infantry Officer, was speaking to reporters in a teleconference on Wednesday . Such facilities are part of a strategy to provide differentiated care to Covid-19 patients with different needs, alongside hospitals and community care facilities . CCFs are meant for those with mild or symptoms.
On safety measures, Col Chua said that three different zones are set up in each CRF - red, yellow, and green - and staff need to be geared up differently according to the requirements in each zone. SAF will be handing over management of the CRFs to facility managers from the private sector in the next two to three weeks as the regular servicemen will be needed back at their primary jobs"at some point in time", he added.
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