which adhere to new improved living standards imposed in 2021 are expected to be operational only in 2025, said Dormitory Association Singapore president Johnathan Cheah.
Mr Cheah said that within half a year to a year, existing dormitories should start moving towards implementing interim standards, which include building en-suite toilets. The latest for them to do so is 2030. Attached toilets mean workers can be isolated in their rooms, a sensible idea, but one that may not be fully implemented for some years to come.
The authorities have said that the Assurance, Care and Engagement Group that was formed during the pandemic continues to visit dorms to engage migrant workers and resolve issues related to living conditions, and will have the capability to respond quickly in a future crisis. ST Engineering, which had housed its mask manufacturing line there, could not bring back the masks it was making.
Before the pandemic, Singapore did not have any facility making finished vaccines and there was limited investment in vaccine research. Today, French healthcare company Sanofi and German biotech company BioNTech are among the major companies that are setting up facilities here. “The challenge with pandemics is that we are never able to predict what the next one will look like, and government action plans designed with the previous pandemic in mind may lack the specificity needed to tackle the next pandemic,” said Prof Teo.
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