NSTworld Authorities announced 120 new infections on Sunday, its highest figure for a single day, with many linked to foreign workers’ sleeping quarters.
The city-state had largely kept the virus outbreak under control through a regime of testing and tracing contacts of those infected, but cases have increased sharply in recent days.
Two dormitories housing 19,800 workers have been placed under quarantine and their inhabitants will be provided with on-site medical support, food and essential supplies, officials said in a statement.
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