Sengkang GRC MP Jamus Lim hospitalised with pneumonia

Sengkang GRC MP Assoc Prof Jamus Lim has been hospitalised since the weekend due to pneumonia.

The second-term MP said in a Facebook post on Monday (Oct 12): "Some of you may have seen a video of my sniffling away in Parliament last week. As it turns out, that sniffling eventually developed into a bad case of Influenza A, before culminating in full-blown pneumonia."

He was seen wearing a mask in Parliament on Oct 6.

Then, when speaking on the Finance (Income Taxes) Bill, he was seen pausing occasionally between sentences as he sniffled and wiped his nose.

Marine Parade-Braddell Heights MP Diana Pang later walked over and handed him a tissue.

At that time, Assoc Prof Lim told the House that he thought it could be due to the haze.

But over the weekend, his blood oxygen level fell to the low 90s, and he ended up being admitted to hospital.

The blood oxygen level for healthy people is between 95 to 100.

Assoc Prof Lim said he will not be attending his regular MP duties, including Monday's Meet-the-People Session (MPS), and other routine activities such as weekly house visits and estate walks.

However, his volunteers will continue to run MPS as usual.

"I'll do what I can on the back end to clear all appeal letters and to catch up on my email backlog, but I thank you for your patience in the meantime," he added.

Uptick in emergency department visits

Speaking to the media on the sidelines of a community event in Sembawang on Sunday, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said there has been a rise in the number of people seeking treatment for respiratory ailments as haze conditions worsen.

"I think it is not just due to haze, but also because the haze season this year coincided with Influenza A season, so I think it compounded each other," said Ong, who is also Coordinating Minister for Social Policies.

The health minister also announced that the Ministry of Health will be activating both the Public Health Preparedness Clinic (PHPC) scheme and the Haze Subsidy Scheme (HSS) from Oct 12.

盛港集选区议员林志蔚副教授因肺炎自周末以来一直在医院接受治疗。

这位连任两届的议员周一（10月12日）在Facebook上发帖称：“你们中有些人可能看过我上周在议会里不停吸鼻子的视频。结果证明，那点小感冒最终发展成了严重的甲型流感，之后又发展成了肺炎。”

10月6日，有人看到他在议会戴着口罩。

随后，在谈到《财政（所得税）法案》时，人们看到他时不时地停顿一下，一边抽泣一边擦鼻子。

马林百列-布莱德尔高地国会议员黛安娜·庞随后走上前去递给他一张纸巾。

当时，林副教授告诉国会，他认为这可能是由于雾霾造成的。

但到了周末，他的血氧饱和度降到了 90% 左右，最终被送进了医院。

健康人的血氧饱和度在95%到100%之间。

林副教授表示，他将不会出席例行的国会议员职务，包括周一的与民众见面会（MPS）以及其他日常活动，例如每周的家访和社区巡视。

然而，他的志愿者们将继续照常运营 MPS。

“我会在后期尽力处理所有申诉信，并尽快回复积压的电子邮件，但在此期间，感谢大家的耐心等待，”他补充道。

急诊就诊量增加

卫生部长王乙康周日在三巴旺参加社区活动期间接受媒体采访时表示，随着雾霾情况恶化，寻求呼吸系统疾病治疗的人数有所增加。

“我认为这不仅仅是因为雾霾，还因为今年的雾霾季恰逢甲型流感季，所以我认为两者相互叠加，”社会政策统筹部长王乙康说道。

卫生部长还宣布，卫生部将于 10 月 12 日启动公共卫生应急诊所 (PHPC) 计划和雾霾补贴计划 (HSS)。