SINGAPORE, April 17 — Singapore is assessing whether migrant workers who have recovered from coronavirus might be safer on cruise ships than back in dormitories that have become infection hotbeds, despite problems controlling onboard outbreaks encountered elsewhere. The city-state has seen virus...
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The city-state has seen virus cases surge in sprawling housing complexes for foreign labourers, recording its biggest ever jump in cases yesterday, and is looking for new accommodation solutions for hundreds of workers. It said the measure could be rolled out for workers who have recovered from the coronavirus and tested negative, helping free up space in dormitories. Authorities are also moving some healthy workers from dorms into public housing, military camps and industrial ships used to accommodate offshore staff.
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