And the trend is worrying policy-makers such as Aline Wong, the country's senior minister of state for health.

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Luana Santos Silva, 23, managed to escape with the help of her sister, Aline, 29, who dragged her "out on the ground" to safety.

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The idea, says Aline Wong, Singapore's senior minister of state for health and education, is to allow government hospitals greater flexibility and creativity in how they serve patients.

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