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Some workers felt a bit sick. The majority did not even know they were infected because they had zero symptoms. Very soon they'll be back at work.
This begs the question why we shut down the whole country for such a mild disease???
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/new...6?cid=h3_referral_inarticlelinks_24082018_cna
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COVID-19: Most foreign workers to be able to return to work by end-August, says Lawrence Wong
By Rachel Phua @RachelPhuaCNA
4-5 minutes
06 Aug 2020 06:43PM (Updated: 06 Aug 2020 09:44PM)
SINGAPORE: Most foreign workers will be able to return to work by the end of this month, said Mr Lawrence Wong, co-chair of the COVID-19 multi-ministry task force on Thursday (Aug 6).
With workers who have either been cleared or recovered from COVID-19 back on the job, construction activity will be able to resume by the end of the month as well, said Mr Wong, urging contractors to put in place the required safe management measures right now.
Singapore is on track to test all 300,000-odd workers living in dormitories by Friday, except for a final group of workers who are completing their quarantine, said Mr Wong at a news conference.
In the upcoming two weeks, Singapore can expect to see volatile case numbers as the workers are tested at the end of their isolation period, he added.
READ: Singaporeans, PRs who travel from permitted countries can tap government subsidies for COVID-19 hospital treatment
READ: Vast majority of foreign workers to be cleared of COVID-19 by early August: Lawrence Wong
“We don't know how many will be testing positive or negative. It may be that very high numbers test negative and then we will have very few case counts, but it may also be that quite a large number test positive,” Mr Wong said.
“But we expect that to continue only for the next two weeks because we are dealing with the final batch of workers who are in isolation. Thereafter, we do expect the number of cases to taper down significantly, because we will have cleared all the workers by then.”
This begs the question why we shut down the whole country for such a mild disease???
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/new...6?cid=h3_referral_inarticlelinks_24082018_cna
channelnewsasia.com
COVID-19: Most foreign workers to be able to return to work by end-August, says Lawrence Wong
By Rachel Phua @RachelPhuaCNA
4-5 minutes
06 Aug 2020 06:43PM (Updated: 06 Aug 2020 09:44PM)
SINGAPORE: Most foreign workers will be able to return to work by the end of this month, said Mr Lawrence Wong, co-chair of the COVID-19 multi-ministry task force on Thursday (Aug 6).
With workers who have either been cleared or recovered from COVID-19 back on the job, construction activity will be able to resume by the end of the month as well, said Mr Wong, urging contractors to put in place the required safe management measures right now.
Singapore is on track to test all 300,000-odd workers living in dormitories by Friday, except for a final group of workers who are completing their quarantine, said Mr Wong at a news conference.
In the upcoming two weeks, Singapore can expect to see volatile case numbers as the workers are tested at the end of their isolation period, he added.
READ: Singaporeans, PRs who travel from permitted countries can tap government subsidies for COVID-19 hospital treatment
READ: Vast majority of foreign workers to be cleared of COVID-19 by early August: Lawrence Wong
“We don't know how many will be testing positive or negative. It may be that very high numbers test negative and then we will have very few case counts, but it may also be that quite a large number test positive,” Mr Wong said.
“But we expect that to continue only for the next two weeks because we are dealing with the final batch of workers who are in isolation. Thereafter, we do expect the number of cases to taper down significantly, because we will have cleared all the workers by then.”
