The country has seen a sharp rise in cases among workers from Bangladesh and India. FMTNews Covid19 Singapore
Police officers inspect a vehicle entering a dormitory for migrant workers two weeks ago.
Singapore has seen a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases to over 10,000 infections this week, the vast majority from dormitories where workers mainly from Bangladesh and India live in bunk rooms each housing 12 to 20 men. The mainly South Asian workers receiving the meals, many wearing traditional saris wrapped around their waists, stood nearby queuing up to see health workers wearing masks, blue scrubs and plastic shields covering their faces.
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