Life In Isolation: Inside Singapore’s Foreign Worker Dormitories During COVID-19
*NOW UP: Week 2 update: What happens after Pugal tests positive for COVID-19 ?youtu.be/Qis6_86DlVU For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER! www.youtube.com/cnainsider With the growing number of #COVID19 clusters in migrant worker dormitories, 7 dorms as of April 12 have been gazetted as isolation areas under Singapore's Infectious Diseases Act. On April 5, S11 Dormitory @Punggol and Westlite Toh Guan became the first two dorms where nearly 20,000 residents have been put under a 28-day quarantine. Residents must stay confined to their rooms – leading to boredom for some, and anxiety for others, as #CNAInsider found out by Zooming with several of them over the days. Their needs are being looked to by an inter-agency task force comprising the Ministry of Health, National Environment Agency, the Singapore Armed Forces, the Home Team, and the Migrant Workers' Centre; and by various welfare groups. More than 630 confirmed coronavirus cases have been linked to dormitary and construction clusters, as of April 11. WATCH ALSO: This Yishun Cleaner And His Two Families cna.asia/2Rt9HJ2 The Bangladeshi Town With A Singapore Dream cna.asia/2Rz27wu READ: COVID-19: Battling fear and boredom, migrant workers grapple with isolation cna.asia/2XuLANG 'Just pray, very soon I can get well': Migrant workers from dorms battle on in week 2 cna.asia/34Jg1kS Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram: www.instagram.com/cnainsider/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/cnainsider/ Website: cna.asia/cnainsider
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