Sembmarine apologises after Jurong dorm residents raise issues about hygiene, Covid-19 healthcare

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Sembcorp Marine has apologised to its workers living at Westlite Jalan Tukang Dormitory over issues they have...

Other complaints included long delays in transporting workers with Covid-19 to recovery and healthcare facilities amid a steep increase in positive cases detected during the company's mandatory routine testing exercise on its workers in the dorm.

"This led to great unhappiness among both the Covid-positive workers as well as those who tested negative." As at Thursday evening, all residents who tested positive have been sent to a care or recovery facility, said Sembcorp Marine. " appreciates that Ace has been reviewing its processes to ensure that it is able to secure sufficient resources to manage unexpected increases in cases across all dormitories," it added.

 

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