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SINGAPORE – All doctors in public and private hospitals, as well as private specialist clinics, have been advised by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to immediately stop or defer accepting new foreign patients who do not reside in Singapore.
They have also been instructed to encourage their existing foreign patients to seek continued care in their home countries.
An internal circular issued by the MOH to private and public healthcare institutions on Thursday (March 19), which was seen by The Straits Times, said it was necessary “to conserve limited healthcare resources for Singapore to cater to managing Covid-19 cases as well as the existing needs of our local patients.”
The circular said the latest measures will last until further advised by the MOH.
“Failure of the specialist to comply with the above may adversely impact public health and safety, and as such, will result in more stringent considerations of subsequent applications by MOH,” the circular said.
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