Compulsory Covid-19 swab tests for residents of 2 HDB blocks in Chua Chu Kang, Jurong after 11 cases found

SINGAPORE — All residents in two public housing blocks in Chua Chu Kang and Jurong will have to be tested for Covid-19 after 11 cases were detected among them.

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