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Date Published: April 25, 2020
Source: CNN
The recent spike in coronavirus cases in Singapore has been largely attributed to cramped conditions of foreign worker dormitories, where about 10 to 20 workers share a room and where self-isolation or avoiding close contact may not be possible. Some migrant workers have been provided with face masks, hand sanitizer, cleaning supplies and fresh fruit by the government, as well as free WiFi and extra phone cards. However, the 1.4 million migrant workers living in Singapore are still at a heightened risk of infection. Reportedly, authorities failed to alert the migrant worker community until it was too late and numbers of COVID-19 cases in these close quarters had already begun to spike. The issue has led to calls for reforms on living and working conditions for migrant workers.
Read the full article here: https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/24/asia/singapore-coronavirus-foreign-workers-intl-hnk/index.html
Summary by: Megan Lam