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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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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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. |
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