BANGKOK/SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR: Virus flareups among migrant workers are fueling a second wave of infections in South-East Asia, forcing governments to shift direction to contain resurgent outbreaks, and serving as a warning to other countries looking to ease restrictions as cases ease.
A healthcare worker dressed in personal protective equipment collecting a nasal swab sample from a migrant worker for testing for the coronavirus symptoms at a foreign workers' domitory in Singapore on Tuesday . - AFP
Thailand also saw a recent spike, with new cases climbing to a two-week high on Saturday following a cluster among migrant workers being held in the country’s south. The infection rate has been been broadly declining after peaking in late March. While Singapore appeared to contain its initial outbreak via a strategy that leaned heavily on contact tracing within the general population, the virus spread in the dormitories that are home to more than 200,000 of the city-state’s foreign workers.After keeping schools and restaurants open for much of February and March, the government imposed a partial lockdown that was extended last week until June 1.
"What we found is in line with our plan to be more active,” Taweesilp said."We need to look into new segment to find active cases like migrant workers.”
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