Singapore residents
who continue to travel abroad will pay full hospital charges if warded for
coronavirus
MAR 24, 2020
SINGAPORE
- Singapore residents or long-term pass holders who insist on leaving the
country despite the Government's travel advisories will have to pay full
hospital charges if admitted for coronavirus-related treatments.
About
1,000 continue to travel daily, risking the health of other Singaporeans and
residents when they return, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Tuesday (March
24).
As
such, any Singapore resident or long-term pass holder who leaves Singapore from
March 27 (Friday), in disregard of the prevailing travel advisories, will be
charged unsubsidised rates for their inpatient stay at public
hospitals if they are admitted for suspected Covid-19 and have onset of
symptoms within 14 days of returning to Singapore.
MOH added
that Singapore residents will also not be able to claim from MediShield Life or
Integrated Shield Plans for these treatments at public and private hospitals.
On
top of that, work-pass holders or their dependants who leave Singapore from
March 27 will be deprioritised for entry approval and could see significant
delays before they are allowed to return to Singapore if they persist in
travelling abroad and return infected.
Health
Minister Gan Kim Yong and National Development Minister Lawrence Wong,
co-chairs of a government task force to fight the coronavirus, stressed during
a press briefing that all Singaporeans and residents must take the measures
seriously.
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