As Covid-19 cluster at Singapore hospital grows, other hospitals told to defer non-urgent surgeries


The Ministry of Health has asked all hospitals to defer non-urgent surgeries and admissions for now. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): As the number of Covid-19 community cases here rises and the cluster at Tan Tock Seng Hospital grows, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has asked all hospitals to defer non-urgent operations and admissions for now, in order to conserve resources across the healthcare sector.

Non-urgent specialist outpatient clinic appointments will also be postponed.

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