The movements of Singapore'smigrant workers outside their dormitories will remain restricted for as long as residual cases from the dorm clusters remains a concern, said Education Minister Lawrence Wong on Thursday (6 August).
SINGAPORE — The movements of migrant workers outside their dormitories will remain restricted for as long as residual cases from the dorm clusters remain a concern, said Education Minister Lawrence Wong on Thursday .
Wong was responding to a query at a virtual press conference on whether the workers might be allowed to leave their dorms for recreational activities, especially as all foreign worker dorms will be cleared of the coronavirus by Friday, save for 17 standalone blocks in eight purpose-built dormitories that serve as quarantine facilities.
Mental health of workersEarlier in the press conference, director of medical services Kenneth Mak was asked about a recent spate of suicide attempts by workers residing in dorms. The most recent incident involved a worker allegedly slitting his throat on the morning of 2 August at a dormitory in Sungei Kadut.
Associate Professor Mak conceded that a “prolonged period of isolation” would have potentially adverse effects on any individual, not just migrant workers. He noted that the Inter-Agency Task Force, which works to manage the situation in the dorms, has a workgroup looking specifically at mental health issues, working with counsellors, social workers, psychiatrists and psychologists.
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