Singapore finds itself in a rut as migrant workers test positive for COVID-19
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COVID-19 cluster
Around 4,800 workers have been issued a stay-home notice at Singapore's largest foreign workers' dormitory after fresh coronavirus emerged there.
The Sungei Tengah Lodge dormitory was among the largest COVID-19 clusters in Singapore with over 2,200 confirmed cases before it was declared cleared of the disease by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) last month.
The Sungei Tengah Lodge dormitory was among the largest COVID-19 clusters in Singapore with over 2,200 confirmed cases before it was declared cleared of the disease by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) last month.
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Recurring numbers
On Sunday, 58 fresh coronavirus cases were confirmed in the dormitory, a day after a new COVID-19 cluster emerged there. All of them are asymptomatic but they have a link to the new cluster, Channel News Asia reported on Monday.
In the image: Sungei Tengah Lodge is Singapore's biggest purpose-built dormitory, with about 16,000 workers living there.
In the image: Sungei Tengah Lodge is Singapore's biggest purpose-built dormitory, with about 16,000 workers living there.
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Home stay
The MOM, along with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Building and Construction Authority (BCA), said in a joint statement late on Sunday that the move to issue a stay-home notice was a precautionary measure as the health conditions of the workers were being determined. The ministry said it will test the workers on stay-home notice over the next few days.
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Following protocols
Workers who test positive will be sent to community care facilities or hospitals for medical treatment, while those who test negative will be quarantined at centralised facilities to prevent any transmission during the viral incubation period, it said.
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Migrant woes
In recent weeks, COVID-19 cases have been detected in migrant worker dormitories that were previously given the all-clear from the virus.
A new cluster was identified on Sunday at Homestay Lodge at 39 Kaki Bukit Avenue 3. The dormitory was previously cleared of COVID-19 by the MOM on August 4.
A new cluster was identified on Sunday at Homestay Lodge at 39 Kaki Bukit Avenue 3. The dormitory was previously cleared of COVID-19 by the MOM on August 4.