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Changi Airport Covid-19 cluster originated from zone that received travellers from higher-risk places
Toh Ting Wei
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SINGAPORE - Workers infected with Covid-19 at Changi Airport had mainly been working in one zone that had received travellers from higher-risk regions, including South Asia.
Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Friday (May 14) that the airport identified this trend after studying the 20-plus initial infections at the airport cluster.
"Most (of these infections) in fact congregate around one zone," said Mr Ong.
"This is a zone with a finger pier that receives higher-risk countries' (passenger) arrivals, including South Asia."
A finger pier is an extension that juts out from the terminal, with its own gatehold lounges.
This zone includes the conveyor belt and immigration area that the passengers pass through, Mr Ong said during a press conference by the task force combating the Covid-19 outbreak.