To detect Covid-19 cases in the eldercare sector early, staff at designated eldercare centres, day hospices, kidney dialysis centres and home care providers will be tested. MOH said this on Fri elaborating its plans for seniors post-circuit breaker. Currently, surveillance testing has only been conducted for all staff of residential care homes with testing for all residents underway. “We will continue to complement our precautionary measures with surveillance testing,” it said. “This allows us to pick up cases early and to limit further transmission.” In the first phase of “safe opening”, MOH said it is taking a more “conservative approach”. Most circuit breaker measures for seniors will still be in place with all senior-centric activities organised by PA, HPB, SportSG and the Council for Third Age remaining suspended. Activities that involve interaction amongst seniors, such as interest groups, events and other gatherings targeted at seniors will also stay suspended. However, some activities for clients of Senior Activity Centres and Community Resource, Engagement and Support Team (Crest) providers will gradually resume to “address their psychosocial wellbeing”, MOH said.... Continue Reading