Staff who interact directly with residents will also stay in designated facilities onsite or move to hotels for the time being.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - All nursing home staff and residents will be tested for the coronavirus, starting with those who show symptoms of an acute respiratory infection, said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong on Friday .
Mr Gan noted that people aged 60 and above are most vulnerable to the virus, with 90 per cent of Covid-19 deaths here occurring among this group. Nearly one in six seniors developed severe symptoms and required intensive care, he added at a press conference held by the multi-ministry task force tackling the pandemic.Testing for all 9,000 nursing home staff and 16,000 residents across the 80 nursing homes started last Wednesday .
More than 30 residents from the home - including those who had contact with the worker as well as those who have acute respiratory symptoms - have been tested for the virus. None of them tested positive, Mr Gan said.
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