Published May 19, 2021, 4:16 AM
The government of Singapore is providing free hospitalization to Filipinos with valid permits to stay, Philippine Ambassador Jose Yap said Tuesday.
Currently, Yap said only 35 out of the 578 confirmed cases among Filipinos are confined at isolation wards in hospitals while the rest have fully recovered with zero fatality.
Children walk home with their guardians after school in Singapore on May 17, 2021, as the country prepares to shut all schools and switch to home-based learning until the end of the term due to a rise in the number of COVID-19 coronavirus cases. (Roslan RAHMAN / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN)
“Here in Singapore, the government actually takes care of all the COVID cases. If you test positive, the government will bring you to the hospital or to an isolation ward and if you’re a long-term pass holder, meaning you have a permit to stay in Singapore, the government actually takes care of all the expenses for your treatment in the hospita