SINGAPORE, May 8 — Singapore plans to test all 16,000 elderly residents of its nursing homes for the coronavirus over the coming weeks, as it edges towards exiting a nationwide lockdown next month. The city-state recorded 768 new coronavirus on Friday, taking its total infections to 21,707 - one...
Medics wearing personal protective equipment prepare to screen Indian nationals, who were stranded in Singapore due to the coronavirus disease outbreak, at the airport upon their arrival in New Delhi, India, May 8, 2020. — Reuters pic
The city-state recorded 768 new coronavirus on Friday, taking its total infections to 21,707 - one of the highest rates in Asia largely due to mass outbreaks among a young population of low-paid migrant labourers living in crowded dormitories. “We have not seen widespread Covid-19 outbreaks in our nursing homes locally but we cannot let our guard down,” health minister Gan Kim Yong said at the announcement of the testing plan on Friday.
Under lockdown rules to curb the virus due to last until June 1, Singapore residents can only leave their homes for essential trips like grocery shopping and must wear a mask in public. Breaches can result in hefty fines or jail.
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