Hospitals, residential care homes to resume in-person visits from April 4

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Mar 31, 2022 07:53 pm

In-person visits to all hospital wards and residential care homes will resume from next Monday (April 4).

The Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Thursday that this comes as the daily number of local Covid-19 cases has fallen, and the situation in hospitals and homes is starting to improve.

In-person visits are allowed only for fully vaccinated visitors. They are encouraged to self-test before their visit, but do not need to show proof of a negative test result to enter the ward or home, MOH said.

Visitors who are not fully vaccinated are allowed under "exceptional cases", but must show a negative antigen rapid test (ART) result taken at MOH-approved Covid-19 test providers - such as Combined Test Centres and Quick Test Centres - within 24 hours of their visit.

They are exempted from this if they have recovered from Covid-19 within 180 days of their visit.

MOH had suspended visits to hospitals and residential care homes since Jan 24 to protect patients and healthcare workers as the city state dealt with the Omicron wave.