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By Johannes Tjendro 02 May 2021 06:57PM (Updated: 02 May 2021 07:08PM )
SINGAPORE: Six restructured public hospitals and a community hospital have said they will deny entry to people who have been admitted to or visited Tan Tock Seng Hospital's (TTSH) inpatient wards from Apr 18 onwards.
The restriction comes amid concerns about the growing COVID-19 cluster linked to the TTSH hospital .
Alexandra Hospital, Changi General Hospital (CGH), JurongHealth Campus, National University Hospital (NUH), KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH), Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) and Singapore General Hospital (SGH) announced the new restriction on their website or Facebook page over the weekend.
The move took effect on Sunday (May 2) at Alexandra Hospital, NUH and JurongHealth Campus, which houses Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and Jurong Community Hospital.
At CGH, KKH and SGH, the restriction has been in force since Saturday.
VISITORS TO DECLARE
Other hospitals and polyclinics have asked that visitors declare if they have visited any inpatient wards at TTSH from Apr 18.
The National Healthcare Group, which operates TTSH, has asked that visitors to its polyclinics declare to staff members if they have been to the affected hospital during this period.
The group operates polyclinics in Ang Mo Kio, Geylang, Hougang, Toa Payoh, Woodlands and Yishun.
SingHealth has also updated the visitor's declaration form on its website for patients or visitors to declare if they have been to TTSH's inpatient wards from Apr 18 onwards.
Some private hospitals have also asked visitors to make a similar declaration. These include those run by Parkway Hospitals - Gleneagles Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital and Parkway East Hospital.
The hospitals are also limiting the number of visitors to five a day, with a maximum of two at the patient's bedside at any one time.
SINGAPORE'S FIRST HOSPITAL CLUSTER
The Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) cluster is Singapore's first hospital cluster and currently the country's largest with 27 cases as of Sunday.
The first case detected from the cluster is a 46-year-old nurse from the Philippines who tested positive on Apr 27.
On Saturday, MOH reported that one of the patients in the cluster - an 88-year-old woman - has died.
A total of four wards have been locked down at the hospital, which means there will be no movement in and out of those wards except for essential testing.
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Source: CNA/jt(ta)
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Seven hospitals deny entry to individuals who have been to Tan Tock Seng Hospital's inpatient wards
A signboard at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) compound. (File photo: AFP/Roslan Rahman)By Johannes Tjendro 02 May 2021 06:57PM (Updated: 02 May 2021 07:08PM )
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SINGAPORE: Six restructured public hospitals and a community hospital have said they will deny entry to people who have been admitted to or visited Tan Tock Seng Hospital's (TTSH) inpatient wards from Apr 18 onwards.
The restriction comes amid concerns about the growing COVID-19 cluster linked to the TTSH hospital .
Alexandra Hospital, Changi General Hospital (CGH), JurongHealth Campus, National University Hospital (NUH), KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH), Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) and Singapore General Hospital (SGH) announced the new restriction on their website or Facebook page over the weekend.
The move took effect on Sunday (May 2) at Alexandra Hospital, NUH and JurongHealth Campus, which houses Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and Jurong Community Hospital.
At CGH, KKH and SGH, the restriction has been in force since Saturday.
VISITORS TO DECLARE
Other hospitals and polyclinics have asked that visitors declare if they have visited any inpatient wards at TTSH from Apr 18.
The National Healthcare Group, which operates TTSH, has asked that visitors to its polyclinics declare to staff members if they have been to the affected hospital during this period.
The group operates polyclinics in Ang Mo Kio, Geylang, Hougang, Toa Payoh, Woodlands and Yishun.
SingHealth has also updated the visitor's declaration form on its website for patients or visitors to declare if they have been to TTSH's inpatient wards from Apr 18 onwards.
Some private hospitals have also asked visitors to make a similar declaration. These include those run by Parkway Hospitals - Gleneagles Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital and Parkway East Hospital.
The hospitals are also limiting the number of visitors to five a day, with a maximum of two at the patient's bedside at any one time.
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SINGAPORE'S FIRST HOSPITAL CLUSTER
The Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) cluster is Singapore's first hospital cluster and currently the country's largest with 27 cases as of Sunday.
The first case detected from the cluster is a 46-year-old nurse from the Philippines who tested positive on Apr 27.
On Saturday, MOH reported that one of the patients in the cluster - an 88-year-old woman - has died.
A total of four wards have been locked down at the hospital, which means there will be no movement in and out of those wards except for essential testing.
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