Infection of Household Members Following Policy Change for COVID-19 Persons to Recover at Home

31 Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Health following the Government’s change of policy from September 2021 to require most of those infected with COVID-19 to serve their isolation or to recover at home (a) how many households have more than one infection at any one time in the period of September to October 2021; and (b) what is the number of people who have been subsequently infected with COVID-19 by another member of their household in September and October 2021.

Mr Ong Ye Kung: I thank the Member for his question. I have addressed it in my reply to Question Nos 77 to 85 for oral answer on the Order Paper for 1 November 2021. [Please refer to "Updated Protocols for COVID-19 Patients, Vaccination for Children and Delays in Response Time by Government COVID-19 Teams", Official Report, 1 November 2021, Vol 95, Issue 41, Written Answers to Questions for Oral Answer Not Answered by End of Question Time section.]