Foreign worker dormitories account for more than 75% of the republic's total infections. FMTNews Covid19 Singapore
complex, a dormitory building for migrant workers.
“If one is infected, it would easily spread among others,” Rahman said. “Currently we are confined to our room. Everyone is scared. We are just praying to Allah… praying five times a day.” Rights groups have said the dormitories have highlighted a weak link in Singapore’s containment effort, which has otherwise won global plaudits. And critics say such mass quarantines could increase the risk of infection in the blocks.
Reuters spoke with 12 residents at the S11 complex, a row of low-rise steel buildings of different colours behind high metal fences. Some workers declined to be identified for fear it would worry their families or put their jobs at risk. They tested him and while he awaited the results, he said, he was moved to an isolation facility outside the dormitory. Two days later, he was told he had been infected.Ahmed said he was given paracetemol, and underwent blood tests and a chest x-ray in a hospital. After a few days, he was moved to a converted conference centre called Expo, which is being used to house patients with mild symptoms.
The dormitory at Punggol can house up to 14,000 workers in four-storey buildings on about 5.8 hectares, roughly the same area as eight football pitches, according to local media reports.
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