Singapore - Changi General Hospital is offering a voluntary opt-out HIV testing for all inpatients aged 21 years and above from Monday, 17 December.

At admission, adult inpatients will be told about the HIV test and asked to sign a general consent for medical, surgical treatment and diagnostic procedures, including HIV testing.

Inpatients can decline to be tested.

The identities of those who come forward for testing and are found to be HIV positive will be kept strictly confidential.