40,000 migrant workers from dorms cleared of Covid-19 infection, can return to work

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40,000 migrant workers from dorms cleared of Covid-19 infection, given the go-ahead to return to work

SINGAPORE - About 40,000 migrant workers who stayed in dormitories have been cleared of Covid-19 infection and given the go-ahead to return to work.

A further 8,000 are dorm residents who have either tested negative for Covid-19 or tested positive but have since fully recovered, been discharged and are now living with their fellow workers. The inter-agency task force handling the situation in the dormitories has improved medical support for migrant workers to enable them to return to work safely, she noted.

This will give workers, their employers and dorm operators clarity about who can exit the dorms to work, she said. Workers have to be split into cohorts who work and stay together, she said. Safe distancing measures must be implemented in the dorms, like erecting barriers between blocks so that residents of different blocks do not mix.

 

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