新加坡:拒打疫苗自付新冠治療費

Singapore will no longer pay the Covid-19 medical bills for people "unvaccinated by choice," the government said, as the country grapples with a surge in cases.

隨著近期新冠病例激增，新加坡政府表示，新加坡將不再為"自愿選擇不打疫苗的"人群支付新冠肺炎醫(yī)療賬單。

The government currently covers the full Covid medical costs for all Singaporeans, as well as permanent residents and long-term visa holders, unless they test positive soon after returning from overseas.

新加坡政府目前為所有公民、永久居民和長期簽證持有者全額支付新冠肺炎醫(yī)療費用，從海外歸國后不久檢測出感染新冠病毒的人除外。

However, from Dec 8, the government said, it will "begin charging Covid-19 patients who are unvaccinated by choice."

但是，新加坡政府稱，將從12月8日起"開始對自愿選擇不打疫苗的新冠患者收取治療費"。

It said unvaccinated people "make up a sizeable majority of those who require intensive in-patient care and disproportionately contribute to the strain on our healthcare resources."

新加坡政府指出，不打疫苗的人"占據(jù)了重癥監(jiān)護患者的大多數(shù)，并且極大地造成國內(nèi)醫(yī)療資源的緊張"。

Covid-related medical bills will still be paid for people who aren't eligible for a vaccine.

對于不符合接種疫苗條件的患者，政府依然會為其支付新冠相關醫(yī)療賬單。