SINGAPORE: A new volunteer programme called Silver Guardian has been launched as part of a national initiative to help seniors age actively. The latest programme is the fourth prong of Age Well SG, with the other three being improvements to homes and living environments, improvement to transport facilities and expanding programmes for seniors to remain … Read more
“VERY BAD” BUSINESS Mr Yong, a hawker who sells soup at ABC Brickworks, closed his stall due to the drop in business. The 69-year-old, who declined to give his full name, had gone for his mandatory screening on Thursday but decided to head home after. “When the newspaper announced the screening, there was a 50 … Read more
The list of awardees was published in the Government Gazette on the Prime Minister’s Office website on May 31 last year. As overcoming the pandemic was a concerted national effort, Mr Ong said the government’s approach in conferring the medal was to be inclusive with no set quotas. Individuals were nominated by their employers based … Read more
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH) is conducting a review of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disclosure law and will take the “latest scientific evidence into account”. This is to ensure continued relevance and alignment with public health policy goals, the ministry said in response to CNA’s queries on Wednesday (Dec 27). MOH said that … Read more
KEEPING VACCINATIONS UP-TO-DATE On Wednesday, Mr Ong said that there are currently 560 hospitalisations and less than 10 in the intensive care unit (ICU) cases of COVID-19. “All in all, I think we can still withstand this. We have gone through three over years of pandemic, with all kinds of … safe management measures. “Finally, … Read more
ACCESS RESTRICTIONS OPTION The Bill will provide individuals the option to place access restrictions on the sharing of their key health information in NEHR. “This restriction means that no one will be allowed to access the individual’s information within the NEHR, including the individual’s own attending doctor,” said MOH. MOH warned that with the restrictions, … Read more
