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More than 350 clinics opened at various times during the Lunar New Year Holiday
5 February 2016
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The Ministry of Health (MOH) wishes everyone a happy Lunar New Year and a healthy year ahead.
2. More than 350 clinics will be operating at various times over the Lunar New Year public holidays from Sunday 7 to Tuesday 9 February 2016. The list of clinics is available through:
- MOH corporate website (www.moh.gov.sg/cny2016);
- MOH’s Directory of Licensed Healthcare Institutions (http://hcidirectory.sg/hcidirectory/clinic.do?task=load);
- Agency for Integrated Care’s (AIC) Singapore Silver Pages (www.silverpages.sg/);
- Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS) webpage (www.chas.sg/); and
- MOH iHealthSg mobile application. Please download the mobile app from iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/sg/app/moh-ihealth-sg/id467311821) or the Google Play Store (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.moh.sg.ihealth.search&hl=en).
3 MOH would like to encourage the public who feel unwell during the festivities to visit their General Practitioner or 24-hour clinic for conditions that are neither life-threatening nor serious.
4. We advise the public to seek medical treatment at hospitals’ Accident & Emergency (A&E) departments only for serious emergencies, such as chest pain, breathlessness, and uncontrollable bleeding. The public may visit the HPB website (http://www.hpb.gov.sg/HOPPortal/faces/Resources/AandE) for more information on other conditions which would require a visit to the A&E department.
5. MOH would also like to take this opportunity to remind the public to eat in moderation and continue to exercise regularly to stay healthy over the holiday period.
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
5 FEBRUARY 2016