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SINGAPORE - Singapore saw a sharp spike of 287 coronavirus cases on Thursday , with the majority linked to foreign worker dormitories.
To cut the chain of transmission in dormitories, thousands of foreign workers who are healthy - especially those working in essential services - will be moved to army camps, floating hotels, and vacant Housing Board blocks. Associate Professor Mak said the ministry believes that foreign workers had visited Mustafa Centre, where some employees had fallen ill, and got infected there.
"This is a major and urgent issue that requires active intervention," he said."That is why we decided to put in more resources and set up a dedicated task force focusing on dorms." MOM is supported by the Ministry of Health, National Environment Agency, the SAF, the Singapore Police Force, Migrant Workers' Centre and other agencies.
"Bear in mind that dorms are home to foreign workers," she added."Within dorms workers interact with each other very regularly, very closely, they're like family, so the risk of transmission was always there."
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