Singapore GPs see surge in number of patients over CNY holidays, some with respiratory infection

People queueing outside Intemedical Kovan clinic on Feb 2, 2022. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): General practitioner (GP) clinics that remained open over the Chinese New Year holiday saw a surge in walk-in patients, some with acute respiratory infection (ARI).

Chief executive of Northeast Medical Group, Dr Tan Teck Jack, told The Straits Times that one of the eight clinics it operates saw more than 10 positive antigen rapid test (ART) cases on Wednesday morning (Feb 2).