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SINGAPORE: A total of 62,000 workers have yet to be scheduled for their mandatory routine tests for COVID-19 before the detection deadline on Saturday (September 5).
Those who fail to do so will not be able to return to work, said the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), the Buildings and Construction Authority (BCA), the Economic Development Board (EDB) and the Health Promotion Board (HPB). ) in a joint press release. on Tuesday.
To date, around 1,500 employers have yet to log into HPB’s swab registration system to schedule their workers for their listed routine tests. This represents approximately 8 percent of the total number of employers that must do so.
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As part of the safeguards to ensure the safe restart of work, workers staying in dormitories, workers in the construction, marine and process sectors, and personnel entering workplaces must undergo testing for routine assigned every 14 days.
Employers are reminded that these workers must have completed a swab test in the previous 14 days and have started their routine 14-day testing cycle.
Workers who have not done so will have their access code status reflected in red under “health status” and will not be able to return to work, according to the press release.
“We remind these employers to quickly schedule appointment slots for their workers to avoid disruptions to their business operations. They can view the available test locations in the swab registration system by reserving appointment dates.
“This comprises 18 Regional Screening Centers across the island, such as Old Police Academy, The Float @ Marina Bay, and test locations in some specially designed dormitories for their dormitory residents,” the press release added.
Once workers have been scheduled under the swab registration system for the first time, they will automatically be assigned new dates for future routine test swabs.
Employers should log into the swab registration system regularly to check for new workers for whom they need to schedule appointments.
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Authorities said employers who behave irresponsibly and persistently fail to schedule workers for the routine tests listed may have their work pass privileges restricted.
BCA has taken action against a group of companies and their workers who have not undergone the routine tests listed for an extended period, despite multiple reminders to their employers.
BCA said it has rescinded approval to resume work for 1,148 workers so far. These workers will be allowed to return to work once they have undergone the routine tests listed.
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