Virginia Harrison – The Guardian Nov 9, 2021
Singapore will no longer pay the Covid-19 medical bills for people “unvaccinated by choice”, the government said, as the country grapples with a surge in cases.
The government currently covers the full Covid medical costs for all Singaporeans, as well as permanent residents and long-term visa holders, unless they test positive soon after returning home from overseas.
However from 8 December, the government said it will “begin charging Covid-19 patients who are unvaccinated by choice”.
It said unvaccinated people “make up a sizeable majority of those who require intensive in-patient care and disproportionately contribute to the strain on our healthcare resources”.
Covid-related medical bills will still be paid for people who aren’t eligible for a vaccine. The government will also foot the bill for individuals who are partially vaccinated until 31 December, giving them time to get a second dose.
Singapore has among the highest coverage rates in the world, with 85% of the population fully vaccinated.
Yet the city state is struggling with rising Covid infections and last month warned its healthcare system was at risk of being “overwhelmed” by surging cases. It came a day after the country expanded quarantine-free travel as part of a shift in its approach to dealing with the pandemic.
The prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, previously said the global business hub could not remain closed indefinitely, and Singapore has moved from a zero-tolerance strategy with lockdowns and closed borders to living with Covid-19.
A spike in infections after the relaxation of some restrictions prompted the island to pause further reopening in late October. Social curbs were extended for around a month in order to contain the spread of Covid and ease the pressure on the healthcare system.
On 8 November, the country reported 2,470 new cases and 14 deaths. The ministry of heath said 67 Covid cases were critically ill in intensive care.
singapore was always a orwellstate.
it makes no diference to them !
Charging unvaccinated UK patients for treatment won’t make much difference. GP’s are now so lazy that they rarely see patients at all any more.
They’ll be doing that here soon and the mugs will cheer it on, little realising that a private health service is another way for the elite to acquire many people’s houses. They won’t have to turn up with cash to buy them, they just need invest in companies that can seize them … banks, insurance companies, private health providers, property developers etc.
If your house is worth £500,000 you wouldn’t need a hospital bill anywhere near that size to lose your home. Just 20% of that would force many to sell their homes because not many have 100K in the bank. It’s a big debt to take on especially later in life and not everyone could secure the loan. Selling the house before losing it will at least give some people a bit of cash to give to their kids, then rent thereafter.
DONT PAY !
HIDE MONEY SO LONG YOU CAN !
what comes with cash less rule we dont
know .
Singapores neighbouring country, Indonesia, has conquered the pandemic. Yesterday 163 new covid cases in Indonesia (population 277,701,960) . in july over 50 000 per day. What happend??
The Indonesian government on July 15 began distributing free medicine and vitamins to self-isolating Covid-19 patients in high-risk areas. Self medication was allowed for the population and the wuhan flu is vanished.
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-distributes-medicines-for-free-as-daily-covid-19-infections-soar-to-56757
This pandemic is a scam. We can end it now if we want to.