COVID-19 Singapore rise, 20,000 migrant workers quarantined in cramped dorms 'recipe for disaster '

[manlion]

Coronavirus cases in Singapore rise, 20,000 workers quarantined in dorms dubbed 'recipe for disaster'

Tens of thousands of migrant workers in Singapore are now under quarantine in their dormitories after a rise in coronavirus infections as concern grows that the cramped quarters may become a hotspot for greater outbreaks.

Singapore's Ministry of Health said Sunday in a press release that transmissions of COVID-19 in foreign worker dormitories have "continued to rise," leading to the new orders to quarantine nearly 20,000 migrant workers.

"This would keep the workers safe, as well as protect the wider community from widespread transmission from these clusters," the ministry said.

Health officials said they have designated two foreign dormitories as isolation areas, which means the thousands of workers living on both sites will not be able to leave their rooms for 14 days.

One of the dormitories has some 13,000 workers while the other has some 6,800 workers inside. Combined, the two dormitories have so far seen over 90 cases of COVID-19 infections.

Security and police officers are seen outside the entrance to Westlite Dormitory in Singapore, one of two dormitories designated as isolation areas to curb the spread of coronavirus (REUTERS/Edgar Su)

Workers under quarantine will continue to be paid salaries, the ministry said. It is also working with all dormitory operators in Singapore to reduce the density of their residents by transferring some workers to alternative accommodation during this period.

But those who live in the site and other rights groups questioned if the move was discriminatory against migrant workers and risks spreading the virus in an area with close quarters.

At least six workers told the Straits Times the rooms in the dormitories are infested with cockroaches and toilets are overflowing.

Amnesty International told the news agency that Singapore's latest measure was "a recipe for disaster."

“As it stands, the quarantine at these dormitories may be discriminatory and amount to an arbitrary deprivation of liberty,” Amnesty's Singapore researcher, Rachel Chhoa-Howard, told Reuters.

The move to quarantine thousands comes as Singapore saw in local cases of COVID-19, with a record 116 such cases on Sunday.

Singapore will also effectively enter a lockdown from Tuesday, closing schools and workplaces deemed to provide nonessential services for a month.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/coron...Nk8PCMXbTGYUHKsSTufXkKbrNlZgTHcqCZF8DnMjaI41Q

 

[manlion]

'Dead city': Singapore closes workplaces in virus fight

Singapore's usually bustling business district was almost deserted Tuesday as most workplaces in the city-state closed to stem the spread of the coronavirus after a surge in cases.

The financial hub has won praise for using a tough regime of testing and tracing contacts of the sick to keep its outbreak largely in check, but has seen a jump in new infections in recent days.

Authorities previously resisted the kind of draconian measures seen in worse-hit countries -- but have now ordered the closure of all businesses deemed non-essential as well as schools, and have asked people to stay home.

There were just a handful of people in a usually packed major square in the business district Tuesday morning as workplaces closed.

"It feels like a dead city, everyone is scared, they're all hiding at home," Jenny Lee, who works at an insurance brokers, told AFP.

"All the crowds have disappeared."

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong urged Singaporeans to "do our part to support our healthcare professionals by staying at home, and complying with the enhanced measures in place".

Schools will close from Wednesday, with the tougher restrictions set to last a month.

The city-state reported 66 more COVID-19 cases Monday, bringing its total so far to 1,375, including six deaths.

While these figures are low compared to many other countries, authorities nevertheless decided to take action after a rise in locally transmitted cases in the city of 5.7 million.

The government at the weekend quarantined almost 20,000 foreign migrant workers for two weeks after a growing number of infections were discovered in their dormitories.

Large numbers of foreign labourers, mostly from South Asia, work in construction in the city-state and usually live in sprawling dormitory complexes. AFP News

Singapore Foreign workers Dormitory

 

[Indos]

'Dead city': Singapore closes workplaces in virus fight

Singapore's usually bustling business district was almost deserted Tuesday as most workplaces in the city-state closed to stem the spread of the coronavirus after a surge in cases.

The financial hub has won praise for using a tough regime of testing and tracing contacts of the sick to keep its outbreak largely in check, but has seen a jump in new infections in recent days.

Authorities previously resisted the kind of draconian measures seen in worse-hit countries -- but have now ordered the closure of all businesses deemed non-essential as well as schools, and have asked people to stay home.

There were just a handful of people in a usually packed major square in the business district Tuesday morning as workplaces closed.

"It feels like a dead city, everyone is scared, they're all hiding at home," Jenny Lee, who works at an insurance brokers, told AFP.

"All the crowds have disappeared."

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong urged Singaporeans to "do our part to support our healthcare professionals by staying at home, and complying with the enhanced measures in place".

Schools will close from Wednesday, with the tougher restrictions set to last a month.

The city-state reported 66 more COVID-19 cases Monday, bringing its total so far to 1,375, including six deaths.

While these figures are low compared to many other countries, authorities nevertheless decided to take action after a rise in locally transmitted cases in the city of 5.7 million.

The government at the weekend quarantined almost 20,000 foreign migrant workers for two weeks after a growing number of infections were discovered in their dormitories.

Large numbers of foreign labourers, mostly from South Asia, work in construction in the city-state and usually live in sprawling dormitory complexes. AFP News

Singapore Foreign workers Dormitory

Is there any picture on each room to see how many people share the same room ? This is not supposed to be a place for quarantine, but rather a new epicenter for virus spreading.

 

[manlion]

Is there any picture on each room to see how many people share the same room ? This is not supposed to be a place for quarantine, but rather a new epicenter for virus spreading.

Filthy, cramped dorms come to light as virus afflicts Singapore’s migrant workers

Filthy floors, overflowing rubbish bins, and crowded dorms at migrant worker dormitories have exposed unsanitary conditions at privately run facilities where coronavirus infections have been surging." data-reactid="28" style="margin-bottom: 1em; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Filthy floors, overflowing rubbish bins, and crowded dorms at migrant worker dormitories have exposed unsanitary conditions at privately run facilities where coronavirus infections have been surging.

Shocking photos and videos purportedly of a center run by the S11 Granuity Management company, whose Punggol dormitory was ordered on lockdown due to a COVID-19 outbreak, have spread online since yesterday.

While a recent spate of dormitory outbreaks has renewed debate about how Singapore treats its migrant workers, who helped build and develop the country, the images mostly drew scorn from netizens blaming the dorm residents for not keeping them clean." data-reactid="30" style="margin-bottom: 1em; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">While a recent spate of dormitory outbreaks has renewed debate about how Singapore treats its migrant workers, who helped build and develop the country, the images mostly drew scorn from netizens blaming the dorm residents for not keeping them clean.
COVID-19 outbreaks have sprouted in eight different migrant worker dormitories in Singapore in the past week, with the largest cluster of 88 cases located at the S11 Dormitory @ Punggol. The second biggest cluster was detected at the Westlite Toh Guan Dormitory, where at least 29 people have taken ill.

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See’s images surfaced a day after Singapore announced a lockdown of both dormitories, putting around 20,000 migrant workers under quarantine as the country saw a record daily spike of 120 cases."

On Friday, PM Lee Hsien Loong ordered school and most workplaces closed, citing the unexplained spread of the virus.

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[sinait]

Filthy, cramped dorms come to light as virus afflicts Singapore’s migrant workers

Filthy floors, overflowing rubbish bins, and crowded dorms at migrant worker dormitories have exposed unsanitary conditions at privately run facilities where coronavirus infections have been surging." data-reactid="28" style="margin-bottom: 1em; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Filthy floors, overflowing rubbish bins, and crowded dorms at migrant worker dormitories have exposed unsanitary conditions at privately run facilities where coronavirus infections have been surging.

Shocking photos and videos purportedly of a center run by the S11 Granuity Management company, whose Punggol dormitory was ordered on lockdown due to a COVID-19 outbreak, have spread online since yesterday.

While a recent spate of dormitory outbreaks has renewed debate about how Singapore treats its migrant workers, who helped build and develop the country, the images mostly drew scorn from netizens blaming the dorm residents for not keeping them clean." data-reactid="30" style="margin-bottom: 1em; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">While a recent spate of dormitory outbreaks has renewed debate about how Singapore treats its migrant workers, who helped build and develop the country, the images mostly drew scorn from netizens blaming the dorm residents for not keeping them clean.
COVID-19 outbreaks have sprouted in eight different migrant worker dormitories in Singapore in the past week, with the largest cluster of 88 cases located at the S11 Dormitory @ Punggol. The second biggest cluster was detected at the Westlite Toh Guan Dormitory, where at least 29 people have taken ill.


See’s images surfaced a day after Singapore announced a lockdown of both dormitories, putting around 20,000 migrant workers under quarantine as the country saw a record daily spike of 120 cases."

On Friday, PM Lee Hsien Loong ordered school and most workplaces closed, citing the unexplained spread of the virus.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/filthy-cramped-dorms-come-light-051625038.html

VERY SAD,
WHEREVER INDIANS GO,
THEY NEVER FAIL TO TURN IT INTO SHITHOLE.
Even when housed in immaculate buildings in Clean and Green Singapore.
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[manlion]

VERY SAD,
WHEREVER INDIANS GO,
THEY NEVER FAIL TO TURN IT INTO SHITHOLE.
Even when housed in immaculate buildings in Clean and Green Singapore.
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the guy standing at picture on the right , is south Asian not China Chinese ? Btw most housed in the dorms are Bangladeshis , not Indians

 

[sinait]

the guy standing at picture on the right , is south Asian not China Chinese ? Btw most housed in the dorms are Bangladeshis , not Indians

So you are there to know that man is Chinese?
Never heard of North East Indian?

DON'T BULLSHIT, I have visited these buildings for decades.
Did you see the easy to clean WELL TILED FLOORS in the kitchen?

Usually Chinese foreign worker have no problem to rent in housing estates in Chinese majority Singapore.
No need for them to stay in REGULATED HOSTELS for foreign workers.
Unfortunately it is not so easy for South Asians to rent housing except for those who can afford Condos.

More of a cultural thing,
Indian Body Odor and the SMELLS and MESS from cooking curry makes them undesirable.
WHERE INDIANS GO COCKROACHES THRIVE.
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[manlion]

Usually Chinese foreign worker have no problem to rent in housing estates in Chinese majority Singapore.
No need for them to stay in REGULATED HOSTELS for foreign workers..

China Workers Dormitory In Singapore

So you are there to know that man is Chinese?
Never heard of North East Indian?

DON'T BULLSHIT, I have visited these buildings for decades.
Did you see the easy to clean WELL TILED FLOORS in the kitchen?

Unfortunately it is not so easy for South Asians to rent housing except for those who can afford Condos.

More of a cultural thing,
Indian Body Odor and the SMELLS and MESS from cooking curry makes them undesirable.
WHERE INDIANS GO COCKROACHES THRIVE.
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these are not my words but from your own

Political writer Andrew Loh noted that the problem with poor living conditions among migrant workers was not

“Well, what else is new? Same old problems for 20 years – crowded dorms, bad and inadequate facilities, poor hygiene, poorly paid workers, etc. These problems have been raised to death."

Now, a virus has descended on the workers. We are witnessing a disaster in the making,” he wrote in a post yesterday.

Construction Company in Singapore Charged for Housing Foreign Workers in “Unacceptable” Living Conditions

Kay Lim Construction and Trading, a construction company in Singapore was prosecuted in the Supreme Court for housing foreign workers in “unacceptable” and “unhygienic living conditions,” reported a statement by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) yesterday.

The firm also did not update the ministry on the housing addresses of the foreign workers, thus facing a total of 80 charges factually.

Further investigation revealed that the company had housed the workers, from its company and nine other companies in “rat-infested” quarters at a construction site at Commonwealth Avenue/ Ghim Moh Link, Straits Times reported.

Also during the period between March 2014 and September 2015, the company failed to update via an online system the housing address of 20 other foreign workers, staying in the temporary dormitories at a construction site at Ang Mo Kio Street 44.
https://www.hrinasia.com/news/const...gn-workers-in-unacceptable-living-conditions/

 

[sinait]

these are not my words but from your own

Political writer Andrew Loh noted that the problem with poor living conditions among migrant workers was not

“Well, what else is new? Same old problems for 20 years – crowded dorms, bad and inadequate facilities, poor hygiene, poorly paid workers, etc. These problems have been raised to death."

Now, a virus has descended on the workers. We are witnessing a disaster in the making,” he wrote in a post yesterday.

Construction Company in Singapore Charged for Housing Foreign Workers in “Unacceptable” Living Conditions

Kay Lim Construction and Trading, a construction company in Singapore was prosecuted in the Supreme Court for housing foreign workers in “unacceptable” and “unhygienic living conditions,” reported a statement by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) yesterday.

The firm also did not update the ministry on the housing addresses of the foreign workers, thus facing a total of 80 charges factually.

Further investigation revealed that the company had housed the workers, from its company and nine other companies in “rat-infested” quarters at a construction site at Commonwealth Avenue/ Ghim Moh Link, Straits Times reported.

Also during the period between March 2014 and September 2015, the company failed to update via an online system the housing address of 20 other foreign workers, staying in the temporary dormitories at a construction site at Ang Mo Kio Street 44.
https://www.hrinasia.com/news/const...gn-workers-in-unacceptable-living-conditions/

I thought you were BLIND.
So you know Singapore ensure ACCEPTABLE LIVING CONDITIONS for their foreign workers.
Any Business cutting corners to save a dime at the expense of living conditions and other issues for their workers in Singapore will be DEALTH WITH.

Cannot say the SAME for SHIT FILLED AIR in HealthCare Supa Powa India.
BTW "Unacceptable Living Conditions" in Singapore is HEAVEN for SLUMS in HealthCare Supa Powa India.
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[manlion]

I thought you were BLIND.
So you know Singapore ensure ACCEPTABLE LIVING CONDITIONS for their foreign workers.
Any Business cutting corners to save a dime at the expense of living conditions and other issues for their workers in Singapore will be DEALTH WITH.

Cannot say the SAME for SHIT FILLED AIR in HealthCare Supa Powa India.
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living in denial !! still taking swipe at India when you know the majoriy of these migrant workers are Bangladeshis

Singapore’s coronavirus outbreak leaves Bangladeshi workers poised to return home

• There are about 150,000 Bangladeshis in the city state, according to the high commission’s website, making them one of its largest immigrant populations
• Singapore has reported 90 coronavirus cases, five involving Bangladeshis who worked at the same construction site

Migrant workers, mostly from Bangladesh, queue to collect free masks and have their temperatures taken in Singapore. Photo: Reuters

https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/sout...ronavirus-outbreak-leaves-bangladeshi-workers

seems like you have onveniently missed reading this

Political writer Andrew Loh noted that the problem with poor living conditions among migrant workers was not new

“Well, what else is new? Same old problems for 20 years – crowded dorms, bad and inadequate facilities, poor hygiene, poorly paid workers, etc. These problems have been raised to death."

Now, a virus has descended on the workers. We are witnessing a disaster in the making,” he wrote in a post yesterday.

hope you know who is Tommy Koh

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=2477020985848840

 

[sinait]

living in denial !! still taking swipe at India when you know the majoriy of these migrant workers are Bangladeshis

Singapore’s coronavirus outbreak leaves Bangladeshi workers poised to return home

• There are about 150,000 Bangladeshis in the city state, according to the high commission’s website, making them one of its largest immigrant populations
• Singapore has reported 90 coronavirus cases, five involving Bangladeshis who worked at the same construction site

Migrant workers, mostly from Bangladesh, queue to collect free masks and have their temperatures taken in Singapore. Photo: Reuters

https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/sout...ronavirus-outbreak-leaves-bangladeshi-workers

seems like you have onveniently missed reading this

Political writer Andrew Loh noted that the problem with poor living conditions among migrant workers was not new

“Well, what else is new? Same old problems for 20 years – crowded dorms, bad and inadequate facilities, poor hygiene, poorly paid workers, etc. These problems have been raised to death."

Now, a virus has descended on the workers. We are witnessing a disaster in the making,” he wrote in a post yesterday.

hope you know who is Tommy Koh

Does not NEGATE what I post about FILTHY INDIANS.
I omit Bangladeshis simply because they are not out in force,
HELPING THE WHITE COLONIALIST in slandering China.
There is hope that Bangladeshis can be reasonable.

Please DO NOT SHOW YOUR LACK OF ENGLISH COMPREHENSION HERE.
"One of its Largest" IS NOT "majoriy of these migrant workers are Bangladeshis".

LUCKY BANGLADESHI WORKERS have free mask,
SO UNLIKE WORKERS ABANDONED in Healthcare Supa Powa India.
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[Kamikaze Pilot]

Filthy, cramped dorms come to light as virus afflicts Singapore’s migrant workers

Filthy floors, overflowing rubbish bins, and crowded dorms at migrant worker dormitories have exposed unsanitary conditions at privately run facilities where coronavirus infections have been surging." data-reactid="28" style="margin-bottom: 1em; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Filthy floors, overflowing rubbish bins, and crowded dorms at migrant worker dormitories have exposed unsanitary conditions at privately run facilities where coronavirus infections have been surging.

Shocking photos and videos purportedly of a center run by the S11 Granuity Management company, whose Punggol dormitory was ordered on lockdown due to a COVID-19 outbreak, have spread online since yesterday.

While a recent spate of dormitory outbreaks has renewed debate about how Singapore treats its migrant workers, who helped build and develop the country, the images mostly drew scorn from netizens blaming the dorm residents for not keeping them clean." data-reactid="30" style="margin-bottom: 1em; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">While a recent spate of dormitory outbreaks has renewed debate about how Singapore treats its migrant workers, who helped build and develop the country, the images mostly drew scorn from netizens blaming the dorm residents for not keeping them clean.
COVID-19 outbreaks have sprouted in eight different migrant worker dormitories in Singapore in the past week, with the largest cluster of 88 cases located at the S11 Dormitory @ Punggol. The second biggest cluster was detected at the Westlite Toh Guan Dormitory, where at least 29 people have taken ill.

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See’s images surfaced a day after Singapore announced a lockdown of both dormitories, putting around 20,000 migrant workers under quarantine as the country saw a record daily spike of 120 cases."

On Friday, PM Lee Hsien Loong ordered school and most workplaces closed, citing the unexplained spread of the virus.

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https://sg.news.yahoo.com/filthy-cramped-dorms-come-light-051625038.html

Singapore Foreign workers Dormitory

Beautiful Indians beautifying beautiful Singapore even more. Beautiful. Don't you like it?

@sinait

- PRTP GWD

 

[sinait]

Beautiful Indians beautifying beautiful Singapore even more. Beautiful. Don't you like it?

@sinait

- PRTP GWD

My posts not meant for you.
Its for braindead Slaves of White Colonialists Indians.
Braindead Indians who are enemies of China instead of their Superior Colonial White Masters who created this enmity.

Dislike China is acceptable, but not accomplice of White Propaganda to promote HATRED among Asians.
Please Ignore it.
CHEERS
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[Kamikaze Pilot]

My posts not meant for you.
Its for braindead Slaves of White Colonialists Indians.
Braindead Indians who are enemies of China instead of their Superior Colonial White Masters who created this enmity.

Dislike China is acceptable, but not accomplice of White Propaganda to promote HATRED among Asians.
Please Ignore it.
CHEERS
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No. I love Whites. They are the greatest and noblest race. They deserve to rule the world. They have given us so much happiness with science and technology, discoveries and inventions. Late 1940s was a dark period in history that heralded the end of British rule around the world. I would volunteer to be the soldier of British Empire.

- PRTP GWD

 

[sinait]

No. I love Whites. They are the greatest and noblest race. They deserve to rule the world. They have given us so much happiness with science and technology, discoveries and inventions. Late 1940s was a dark period in history that heralded the end of British rule around the world. I would volunteer to be the soldier of British Empire.

- PRTP GWD

GOOD FOR YOU.
I think the Chinese don't mind you go on WORSHIPPING the Whites.
Just don't act like their slaves and abetting them in SLANDERING and ATTACKING CHINA.
Because after China, the US next target will be India.

Srry pls don't quote me again if possible, no fun to reply to you.
You may also notice my post to you are mostly boring, yawn.
I prefer to tangle with TROLLS.
Bye and Stay Safe.
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