NUS students volunteer as translators for foreign workers

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It started with Associate Professor Leong Ching, dean of students at the National University of Singapore (NUS).. Read more at straitstimes.com.

It started with Associate Professor Leong Ching, dean of students at the National University of Singapore .The university checked with its student body and now has a team of 40 to 50 volunteers - mainly international students - to help address translation needs, typically for migrant workers amid the Covid-19 pandemic.Associate Professor Ho Han Kiat, NUS' vice-dean of students, said:"There were random requests from doctors who asked if we have people who can help with translation.

One request came in for a Burmese oral translation, to provide instructions on how to guard against virus transmission. This was subsequently broadcast at one of the foreign workers' dormitories. "It's mainly about how to prepare and administer insulin injections, general information about hypoglycaemia and diabetes... for Bangladeshi workers affected by Covid-19 who have these conditions.

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