SINGAPORE: New COVID-19 cases found at the migrant worker dormitories are a result of routine testing, and these cases are surfacing as “part of ...
SINGAPORE: New COVID-19 cases found at the migrant worker dormitories are a result of routine testing, and these cases are surfacing as “part of the plan”, said Manpower Minister Josephine Teo on Wednesday .
The testing was completed on Aug 7, and the Ministry of Manpower declared all dormitories “cleared of COVID-19” on Aug 19 but urged continued vigilance. “At the point at which the clearing of any particular dorm was done, there were no remaining infections that we had identified. That does not mean that there were no infections.”
READ: 51 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore; new cluster found at dormitory that was previously cleared of the disease Migrant workers staying in the dormitories are “cohorted” by the type of industry that they work in and safe distancing measures have been implemented there. They need to undergo the rostered routine testing every 14 days.
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