Coronavirus disease and home recovery: a Singapore perspective

At the beginning of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Singapore, the strategy initially involved aggressive ring-fencing of infections, before pivoting towards managing recurrent local interspersed outbreaks of COVID-19. A key feature of Singapore's efforts to preserve health-care...

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Main Authors: Tan, Trevor Hwee Yong, Yau, Joachim Wen Kien, Toh, Matthias Paul Han Sim, Vasoo, Shawn, Leo, Yee Sin
Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1739762024-03-10T15:37:36Z Coronavirus disease and home recovery: a Singapore perspective Tan, Trevor Hwee Yong Yau, Joachim Wen Kien Toh, Matthias Paul Han Sim Vasoo, Shawn Leo, Yee Sin Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) National Centre for Infectious Diseases Tan Tock Seng Hospital Medicine, Health and Life Sciences COVID-19 Pandemic At the beginning of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Singapore, the strategy initially involved aggressive ring-fencing of infections, before pivoting towards managing recurrent local interspersed outbreaks of COVID-19. A key feature of Singapore's efforts to preserve health-care capacity was the implementation of the nationwide Home Recovery Programme (HRP), whereby patients were allowed to recover at home as long as they met certain criteria. The programme was centrally coordinated by Singapore's Ministry of Health and was supported by telemedicine providers, primary care physicians and government agencies. This report aims to highlight Singapore's experience in coordinating and implementing the HRP, the challenges faced and the outcomes. Published version 2024-03-08T06:27:27Z 2024-03-08T06:27:27Z 2023 Journal Article Tan, T. H. Y., Yau, J. W. K., Toh, M. P. H. S., Vasoo, S. & Leo, Y. S. (2023). Coronavirus disease and home recovery: a Singapore perspective. Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 14(5), 1-7. https://dx.doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2023.14.5.1003 2094-7321 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/173976 10.5365/wpsar.2023.14.5.1003 37969814 2-s2.0-85177062504 5 14 1 7 en Western Pacific Surveillance and Response © 2023 The Author(s). Published by World Health Organization. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons License. application/pdf
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Singapore
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topic Medicine, Health and Life Sciences
COVID-19
Pandemic
spellingShingle Medicine, Health and Life Sciences
COVID-19
Pandemic
Tan, Trevor Hwee Yong
Yau, Joachim Wen Kien
Toh, Matthias Paul Han Sim
Vasoo, Shawn
Leo, Yee Sin
Coronavirus disease and home recovery: a Singapore perspective
description At the beginning of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Singapore, the strategy initially involved aggressive ring-fencing of infections, before pivoting towards managing recurrent local interspersed outbreaks of COVID-19. A key feature of Singapore's efforts to preserve health-care capacity was the implementation of the nationwide Home Recovery Programme (HRP), whereby patients were allowed to recover at home as long as they met certain criteria. The programme was centrally coordinated by Singapore's Ministry of Health and was supported by telemedicine providers, primary care physicians and government agencies. This report aims to highlight Singapore's experience in coordinating and implementing the HRP, the challenges faced and the outcomes.
author2 Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
author_facet Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
Tan, Trevor Hwee Yong
Yau, Joachim Wen Kien
Toh, Matthias Paul Han Sim
Vasoo, Shawn
Leo, Yee Sin
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author Tan, Trevor Hwee Yong
Yau, Joachim Wen Kien
Toh, Matthias Paul Han Sim
Vasoo, Shawn
Leo, Yee Sin
author_sort Tan, Trevor Hwee Yong
title Coronavirus disease and home recovery: a Singapore perspective
title_short Coronavirus disease and home recovery: a Singapore perspective
title_full Coronavirus disease and home recovery: a Singapore perspective
title_fullStr Coronavirus disease and home recovery: a Singapore perspective
title_full_unstemmed Coronavirus disease and home recovery: a Singapore perspective
title_sort coronavirus disease and home recovery: a singapore perspective
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url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/173976
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