Covid-19 oral antivirals will also remain fully subsidised for clinically eligible public hospital patients, nursing home residents. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE — Covid-19 vaccinations under the National Vaccination Programme will continue to be free, but treatment and testing for the virus will no longer be entirely subsidised, as is the case now for most patients.
While vaccinations are free, those who require treatment for Covid-19 and its complications from April will no longer receive a 100 per cent subsidy at hospitals or Covid-19 Treatment Facilities. This is regardless of their vaccination status, the statement added. Explaining the rationale, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said at a press conference on Thursday: “Testing and treatment throughout has been provided generally free of charge or at a very low fee for practically all residents, given that Covid-19 was an unfamiliar disease.
MOH’s statement also said people with Covid-19 will no longer need to be housed in Community Isolation Facilities, just as they are not required for other endemic diseases like influenza or chicken pox. All patients will be required to pay for any Covid-19 testing, subject to prevailing subsidies, the statement added.
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