Vulnerable Person on HRW
[Updated on 9 Oct 2021. With effect from 11 Oct 2021.]
This info is for individuals who are
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Caregivers to vulnerable persons including young children, elderly or people with disabilities
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Have received an SMS from MOH that their care recipient has been issued a Health Risk Warning (HRW) for 7 day ART monitoring.
Immediate action
- Acknowledge the HRW by clicking on this link.
- Your care recipient is legally required to self-isolate immediately and do an ART using a self-test kit within 24 hours.
- You can help your care recipient submit his/her results at this link. Only the first ART result needs to be submitted online.
What to expect
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Your care recipient should minimise contact with other household members. The rest of the household who are not on HRW are free to carry out their normal activities.
- Your care recipient should stay home as much as possible. However, if your care recipient needs to leave the home, he/she must do an ART self-test once a day before leaving home during the 7-day HRW period.
- If your care recipient tests ART negative, he/she can leave home for essential activities. Do minimise unnecessary social interactions. He/she must still complete the 7 day monitoring period.
- If your care recipient tests ART positive, please refer to this page.
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You can collect ART kits on behalf of your care recipient from a nearby ART vending machine. For locations of the vending machines, click here.
- If your care recipient develops symptoms: Go to a Swab and Send Home (SASH) clinic, where the doctor will assess and advise on the next steps.
What to do in upcoming days
Day 7
- Your care recipient should a final ART self-test.
- If he/she tests ART negative, he/she may resume normal activities.
- If he/she tests ART positive, please refer to this page.
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