Urgent bid to free up capacity at public hospitals as Covid-19 cases surge
SINGAPORE - The bid to free up capacity at public hospitals has become more urgent as efforts made to ring-fence the fast growing number of coronavirus clusters becomes more challenging.
The Straits Times understands that there are plans to move a small number of patients to the Singapore Expo halls as soon as Friday. One hall will be for those in recovery, while another is earmarked for patients with a mild case of the disease. There are now 1,481 cases - 627 are in public hospitals, including 29 who are critically ill, and 471 in private hospitals and D'Resort. Six have died and 377 have been discharged.
The three Parkway hospitals are now caring for 75 Covid-19 patients, with 71 of them are in recovery. It received four more on Tuesday from the National University Hospital and a further 16 were moved from NCID on Wednesday.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Courts to hear only essential and urgent matters during 'circuit breaker' periodSINGAPORE - In the light of the month-long 'circuit breaker' measures to slow the spread of Covid-19, the courts in Singapore will hear only essential and urgent matters until May 4.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
Mumbai hospital shut after surge in COVID-19 cases among staffMUMBAI: A major private hospital in Mumbai was shut to new patients and declared a COVID-19 containment zone on Monday (Apr 6) after 26 nurses and ...
Read more »
More TV programmes, support for telcos among initiatives to help Singapore residents during 'circuit breaker' periodSINGAPORE: To help Singapore residents through their efforts to stay home in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19, a series of media and ...
Read more »
66 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore; 2 new clusters at Little Gems Preschool and Kranji LodgeSINGAPORE: Singapore reported 66 new COVID-19 cases on Monday (Apr 6), bringing the national total to 1,375, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in ...
Read more »
Covid-19: 66 more cases, all but one locally transmitted; another new cluster at workers’ dormSINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health announced 66 new cases of Covid-19 in Singapore on Monday (April 6), bringing the total number of infections here to 1,375.
Read more »
Singapore reports 106 new cases of COVID-19, with 52 linked to existing clustersSINGAPORE: Singapore reported 106 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday (Apr 7), bringing the national total to 1,481, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said ...
Read more »