Self test ART over video call from your home (12 Sep 2022)

Click here to book an appointment today. 8am - 8pm daily.

Please read these instructions before booking.

You may get your supervised self swab ART over video supervision from home and receive your results via email or SMS. This is suitable as a pre event test, pre departure test or a confirmation of your ART status (whether positive or negative).

Here's how you can get it done with Intemedical.

1. Book an appointment on our website

Choose the option for "Video Supervised ART Room 1" on our booking link followed by your preferred timing.

2. Arrange appointment over Whatsapp by filling in your details

After filling in your details, including your mobile number, you will receive a SMS with a link to send a Whatsapp with your details. Alternatively, click on the link after you have booked your time slot.

Send the message to the Whatsapp number once you have filled in your details.

3. Receive a Whatsapp video call at your allocated time

Pease prepare the following before the test begins.

What happens next

If your results are NEGATIVE - you will receive a notorised memo for travel, or an update on your TraceTogether status for pre events

If your results are POSITIVE

- your COVID positive status will officially recorded. You will be advised to follow MOH guidance on protocols for positive patients.

Click here to book an appointment today.

Cost - $15 nett per person (Payment to be made via paynow to UEN 202120310E with screenshot of payment evidence)

Sinopharm vaccine available at $58nett per dose (eff 26 Aug 22)

The Sinopharm vaccine was the 6th vaccine to be authorized by the World Health Organization (WHO) for its emergency listing.

It was developed as an inactivated virus vaccine, which works by teaching your body’s immune system to create antibodies against the actual virus.

Intemedical Potong Pasir has received approval under SAR to provide Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccinations at our center and is available at $58 NETT per dose..

1. How effective is the Sinopharm vaccine?

It is 79% effective against symptomatic infection and 79% effective in preventing hospitalization.

2. Who should get it?

• Above 18 years of age

• Not pregnant

• No prior COVID-19 vaccinations (other than Sinopharm/Sinovac)

• If ineligible for mRNA vaccine due to medical reasons

3. Travel Considerations

Those travelling to China will no longer require blood tests if they have had Sinopharm or Sinovac vaccination.

What if I have already received 2 doses of Sinovac/Sinopharm?

You will need 3 doses to be considered fully vaccinated from 1 Jan 2022. The third dose can be taken 3 months after the second jab.

If you’ve received 2 doses of Sinovac/Sinopharm before, current recommendation by MOH is to receive a mRNA vaccine as a booster dose if there are no contraindications. This would be done 5 months after.

How to make an appointment with Intemedical?

Appointment Portal: Potong Pasir Clinic

(click and book with instant confirmation!)

WhatsApp: 8879 9404

(available during clinic opening hours, 8am to 12am)

Mobile: 8879 9404

(messaging preferred)

Landline: +65 3165 9251

(please be aware that the phone might be engaged due to high call volume)

Source:

https://www.moh.gov.sg/covid-19/vaccination

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/covid-19-vaccine-sinovac-third-dose-moh-reminder-2353536

https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/the-sinopharm-covid-19-vaccine-what-you-need-to-know

The Omicron Variant – How it will affect your travel plans

2 COVID-19 imported cases were tested “preliminary positive” of the Omicron variant in Singapore on 2 December, Thursday. Here's the quick break down.

What do we know about the Omicron variant?

As yet there is no firm evidence that the Omicron variant is more dangerous than previous variants like the Delta variant. There is some evidence that the variant can be more infectious but experts are unsure whether it is more transmissible or capable of causing more serious illness. According to the World Health’s Organisation’s lead person on COVID-19, Maria van Kerkhove said on 1 December 2021, that they are expecting to have more data on the Omicron variant in the next few days.

Will my PCR test be able to detect the variant?

The current machines used by labs like Parkway laboratories who are linked with our clinics, have confirmed they are able to detect this variant.

How has it affected international travel and the VTL?

Some countries, like Israel, Japan and Morocco have barred the entry of foreign travelers in response to the new variant.

For travellers entering Singapore

Singapore will enhance its COVID-19 testing for travellers entering Singapore to reduce risk and better detect the Omicron variant. From 2 December, 2359 hours, all travellers on the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL-Air) will undergo additional self-administered Antigen Rapid Test (ART) at a Quick Test Centre (QTC) on Days 3 and 7 of their arrival. Here are the locations of the QTCs. https://www.moh.gov.sg/covid-19/quick-test-centres-(qtcs)

QTCs provide self-paid ART where the test will be self-administered and supervised by an approved COVID-19 test provider. Our clinics are NOT a QTC.

Travelling from Singapore

Before travelling, please check the entry requirements imposed by the VTL country you are travelling to. Different protocols and policies vary from country to country. Please check with the local authorities for your entry requirements imposed by the respective VTL countries. This may change as the COVID-19 situation evolves and as authorities learn more about the Omicron variant.

Our clinics offer the PCR tests that are necessary for your travel.

Prices (Nov 2021)

Routine COVID-19 RT-PCR Swab Test: $125 NETT* (Results out by following day midnight if taken before 9pm)

Express COVID-19 RT-PCR Swab Test: $321 NETT* (Turnover 6 -8 hours from time it reaches the lab)

VENOUS BLOOD SEROLOGY IgM ANTIBODY/ IgM + IgG Antibody against N PROTEIN: $55 NETT*

ANTIGEN RAPID TESTING: $26.50 NETT*

*Prices are inclusive of GST with no additional consultation charges

*$10 Surcharges apply for paediatric swabs/ blood taking as well as very urgent requests. *Turnover time refers to the time from when the sample reaches the lab and not the time when sample was taken

Due to high call volumes during this period, we may not be able to attend to your queries via whatsapp or calls in time. Please use our website to secure your appointment or approach us at our clinics' counters if you require any assistance.

Source:

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/omicron-variant-half-all-covid-19-infections-europe-ecdc-2354226

https://www.nytimes.com/article/omicron-coronavirus-variant.html

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore-2-imported-covid-cases-omicron-variant-south-africa-112342268.html