Number of Quarantine Orders Served Monthly that Required Transport to Government Quarantine Facility, Waiting Time and Time Taken to Transport Individuals

Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health (a) in the last six months, how many Quarantine Orders (QOs) have been served monthly that required transport to a Government Quarantine Facility (GQF); (b) what is the mean number of hours taken to transport individuals to a GQF from service of a QO; and (c) how many individuals waited more than (i) 24 hours (ii) 48 hours and (iii) 72 hours before being transported to the GQFs after being served with the QO.

Over the last six months, almost 44,000 individuals under quarantine were conveyed to a Government Quarantine Facility. Of this, close to 95% or over 41,500 individuals had been transported to the facility within 48 hours from when a Quarantine Order was served. The remaining were conveyed later due to appeals to serve their quarantine at home.