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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 15, 2020
COVID-19: All foreign worker dormitories to have medical teams of doctors and nurses from hospitals, polyclinics
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SINGAPORE: Medical teams comprising doctors and nurses from hospitals and polyclinics will be deployed to all foreign worker dormitories by the middle of this week, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Tuesday (Apr 14). MOH director of medical services Kenneth Mak said seven to eight such teams are already on the ground, with another 15
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 12, 2020
COVID-19: 2 more dormitories declared as isolation areas
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SINGAPORE: Two more dormitories have been gazetted as isolation areas to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Acacia Lodge and Cochrane Lodge 1 were declared isolation areas under the Infectious Diseases Act, according to a notice by the Ministry of Health (MOH) in the Government Gazette. Advertisement Advertisement The notice came into effect at midnight on Saturday (Apr 11). The
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 11, 2020
Conditions at 2 more dormitories under isolation ‘stabilised’: MOM
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SINGAPORE: Food distribution, cleanliness and hygiene standards at two dormitories were stabilised within 48 hours of them being gazetted as isolation areas, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said on Saturday (Apr 11). The transition is now smoother with the experiences gleaned from the management of the first three dormitories put in isolation, said the ministry. Advertisement Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
Cleanliness and sanitation at 4 isolated foreign worker dormitories ‘vastly improved’: MOM
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SINGAPORE: The cleanliness and sanitation at four of the foreign worker dormitories that have been gazetted as isolation areas has “vastly improved”, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said on Friday (Apr 10). In a media release, MOM said “enhanced measures and cleaning routines” had been put in place at the S11 Dormitory @ Punggol, Westlite Toh Guan
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
‘Dedicated strategy’ to break COVID-19 spread in dormitories, including housing healthy workers in army camps
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SINGAPORE: Foreign workers who are not sick and working in essential services will be housed separately, and more measures will be enforced to maintain hygiene and food supplies in dormitories, announced Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong on Thursday (Apr 9). Military camps, Changi Exhibition Centre, vacant HDB flats and offshore floating lodgings have been identified
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 9, 2020
COVID-19: Crowding, emotional health of migrant workers at dormitories concern employers
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SINGAPORE: They had asked to fly back home due to fears about COVID-19 but as countries went into lockdown, flights were cancelled and the migrant workers are now in quarantine, unable to leave even their dormitory rooms. One anxious employer told CNA that three of his workers had bought tickets back to Bangladesh about a
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
Living conditions at S11 Dormitory, Westlite Toh Guan dormitories have ‘stabilised’: Migrant Workers’ Centre
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SINGAPORE: The living conditions at the S11 Dormitory @ Punggol and Westlite Toh Guan Dormitories has “stabilised”, particularly in key areas such as the distribution of meals and cleaning, said the Migrant Workers’ Centre (MWC) on Tuesday (Apr 7). Both dormitories were on Sunday (Apr 5) gazetted as isolation areas following a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases.
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