Foreigners again flocking to Singapore for medical treatment after lifting of Covid-19 curbs


The IHH group saw about 30 per cent more foreign patients from April to September 2022. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, April 30 (The Straits Times/ANN): On March 15, Robert Putra Sampurna, 34, felt a sudden sharp pain in his abdomen while driving in his hometown of Surabaya in Indonesia.

In spite of the pain, he drove himself to the nearest hospital where “I just threw my car keys to the valet and lay down on the floor”.

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