Due to the high volume of patients, three public hospitals in Singapore issued a patient advisory on Wednesday ( May 14 ).  ,
While Changi General Hospital ( CGH) and Sengkang General Hospital ( SKH) advised those with non-urgent conditions to seek medical attention at general practitioner ( GP ) clinics, Tan Tock Seng Hospital ( TTSH) posted a notice about the situation on its website.
The delay may take a few hours, according to TTSH on its site. Our health team will continue to monitor your treatment until you are warded in the emergency department.
According to SKH, focus will be given based on the degree of a person’s condition in a Facebook post.
Please seek medical attention at your GP, polyclinic, or Public Health Preparedness Clinic ( PHPC ) for non-urgent, non-critical conditions. If your state necessitates an emergency hospital visit, they can help and provide care for you, it added.
Similar counsel was provided by CGH on its Facebook website.
By allowing our medical experts to concentrate on crucial, serious crises, it said, adding that those with mild to moderate signs like a cough, sore throat, or runny nose does attend a GP or PHPCs.
CNA has contacted the institutions and the MOH for more details about the waiting periods and the causes of the higher patient count.  ,
The MOH and Communable Diseases Agency announced on Tuesday that they were monitoring a surge in cases of COVID-19.
In the week of April 27 to May 3, an estimated 14, 200 cases of COVID-19 were reported, an increase from 11, 100 circumstances the previous year.
According to the authorities, Singapore’s hospitals are now able to handle the rise in cases.