SINGAPORE - Although around 247,000 migrant workers living in dormitories have either recovered or tested to be free of Covid-19, the daily new cases continue to remain in the few hundreds.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Although around 247,000 migrant workers living in dormitories have either recovered or tested to be free of Covid-19, the daily new cases continue to remain in the few hundreds.
Such a strategy in taking care of the migrant workers was"very novel", said Prof Fisher, a senior infectious diseases consultant at the National University Hospital. Singapore placed a stronger priority on preventing death rather than transmission, added Prof Fisher, who is also chair of the World Health Organization's Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network steering committee.
"There is still some transmission obviously happening, but a lot of the dorms... are being cleared. But it's been slow," said Prof Fisher.As of Wednesday , 891 dorms, including purpose-built ones and temporary quarters, have been cleared of Covid-19. According to details on the Ministry of Manpower's website, over 1,200 dorms are slated to be cleared in the coming weeks.
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