Coronavirus: Further renovation delays for home owners as contractors face labour shortage and other difficulties

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SINGAPORE - For the past two months, Ms Nura Rashid and her family of five have been living in a half-renovated four-room HDB flat in Woodlands without a kitchen and master bedroom toilet.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - For the past two months, Ms Nura Rashid and her family of five have been living in a half-renovated four-room HDB flat in Woodlands without a kitchen and master bedroom toilet.

The construction sector, which has largely been in limbo since Covid-19 circuit breaker measures kicked in on April 7, will gradually be gearing up again on Tuesday. "Initially, I had pictured our home to be completed before Hari Raya but until now, we're still just waiting. It doesn't feel like a real home," said Ms Nura, adding that the past eight weeks had been"very stressful".

Even if the projects are given the green light, however, Mr Yea's next challenge is securing enough workers to handle the large number of projects.

 

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