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SINGAPORE – A facility built at the Tanjong Pagar Terminal that can house up to 15,000 foreign patients or workers with the coronavirus has begun to receive workers.
When The Straits Times visited the site on Saturday (May 9), workers could be seen putting on masks and settling down.
In a Facebook post the same day, Chief Minister Teo Chee Hean shared photos of the facility, which he says is being prepared to house patients who are recovering or who have recovered from Covid-19.
The terminal facility includes tentage with beds and floating facilities for the accommodation of workers, with photos published by Mr. Teo, who is also the Coordinating Minister of Homeland Security.
The tentage and floating accommodations are for reducing care facilities, with adequate social distancing, he said.
It means that Covid-19 patients from hospitals who are recovering or have mild symptoms can be transferred to Tanjong Pagar Terminal for care, along with other community isolation facilities such as the Changi Exhibition Center and Expo from Singapore.
This is supposed to help free up hospital facilities for the most serious cases, even as Singapore reports more confirmed cases of Covid-19 on a daily basis, especially among foreign dormitory workers due to extensive testing.
Referring to the floating tents and accommodation at the Tanjong Pagar terminal, Mr. Teo thanked public agencies and private sector partners, noting that “they worked tirelessly to build and prepare these sites in a matter of weeks, particularly the facilities tentage. “
He is currently advising the task force of various ministries on handling the Covid-19 situation in dormitories of foreign workers.
Other locations have recently been identified as temporary sites to house healthy foreign workers in essential services.
This includes the former Nexus International School at 201 Ulu Pandan Road.
The site, which can hold up to 1,000 people, will be restored for essential workers this month. Workers are expected to move in mid-June.
In a Facebook post on Monday, Holland-Bukit Timah GRC MP Christopher de Souza assured residents that the site would be self-contained, with all meals and services provided on the site.
He also said that measures would be taken to ensure the well-being and safety of workers, while minimizing disruption to residents living near the facility.
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