Coronavirus: Freeing up bed space in hospitals
Covid-19 patients with mild or no symptoms have been progressively transferred to private and community hospitals, as well as community isolation facilities, since a month ago. Patients in such facilities now make up almost 90 per cent of those who are still infected. Straits Times journalist Rei Kurohi looks at these facilities.
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox
Accommodation spaces set aside
A facility being built at Tanjong Pagar Terminal is the latest to be prepared to house Covid-19 patients or foreign workers.
EXISTING FACILITIES INCLUDE:
Community facilities
• D'Resort NTUC in Pasir Ris (500 people)
• Singapore Expo (950 people for two halls, with another four due to open progressively)
• Changi Exhibition Centre (2,800 people)
• More than 10 private and community hospitals
Housing for foreign workers
• Jurong Camp II and Bedok Camp II (1,300 people)
• 21 vacant Housing Board blocks in Bukit Merah
• Four vacant "diamond" HDB blocks in Taman Jurong (456 units)
• Three floating accommodation facilities at Tanjong Pagar Terminal (1,300 people)
• Home Team Academy and Civil Defence Academy (700 people)
• Northshore Primary School in Punggol North
• Outdoor Adventure Learning Centres in Dairy Farm and Labrador
• Sarimbun Scout Camp in Lim Chu Kang
OTHER FACILITIES BEING CONSIDERED
• SuperStar Gemini cruise ship
• SuperStar Aquarius cruise ship
This article has been updated for accuracy.
