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Tuesday, 05/12/2020 20:30 PM (GMT + 7)
The number of Covi-19 infections in Singapore increased more than 100-fold over a 2-month period. Of 226 cases in mid-March to December 12, the island nation recorded 24,671 people infected with the virus, the highest in Southeast Asia. Singapore is one of the countries most affected in the world by the second wave of Covid-19 infection.
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(Data updated in 22:10 05/12/2020) – Source: Ministry of Health and Worldometers
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Weeks after two roommates were infected with Covid-19, Mohamad Arif Hassan, a Bangladeshi migrant worker in Singapore, said he was still waiting to be tested.
Mohamad Arif Hassan, 28, was not overly concerned because eight other roommates were waiting for the test as if no one had shown any viruses. Hassan does not appear to be aware that some Covid-19 infections may show no symptoms.
More than 90% of Covid-19 infections in Singapore are related to densely populated dormitories. These areas were once considered a “blind spot” in Singapore’s disease prevention strategy.
Singapore was caught off guard and allowed a second wave of infection, despite previous warnings from some experts about the narrow and unhygienic living conditions in the labor camps. disease outbreak.
The expensive health care lesson for more than 20,000 Covid-19 cases and the slow economy in Singapore is a wake-up call to many countries with a large group of migrant workers. Malaysia also recently had to undergo mandatory testing for more than 2 million foreign workers after it was discovered by dozens of migrant worker virus infections.
The number of Covid-19 infections in Singapore has increased by more than 100 since mid-March (photo: AP)
Failure to stop the second wave of infection made a clear distinction in the fight against Covid-19 in Singapore by placing foreign workers out of quarantine.
Immigrants are an indispensable workforce in the economic life of the Lion Island Nation, and the failure to protect them from the epidemic threat is expected to have a significant impact on supporting the Prime Minister. General Lee Hsien Loong, who will participate in the general elections in the coming months.
Singapore, which received much praise from the international community in the early stages of the virus crisis, was subjective in treating the first outbreaks detected in the labor camps as simply “outbreak in the community”. According to some experts, this shows Singapore’s distinction in disease prevention policy.
After discovering an “anti-epidemic” hole, Singapore reacted fiercely by blocking all operating sites and dormitories. Migrant workers are forced to stay in their rooms. More than 10,000 workers working in critical industries in Singapore are also relocated to safer locations.
Singapore appears to have “abandoned” the migrant labor group in disease prevention policy and has paid a heavy price (photo: AP)
Mohamad Arif Hassan lives in the S11 Punggol bedroom, advertised as the cheapest in Singapore. Some of Hassan’s roommates were transferred to the military barracks to ease the pressure on the bedrooms.
Hassan said he and many other dorm residents have not been screened for Covid-19. However, he still believes that if he is unfortunately infected with Covid-19, he can still recover because Singapore has the world’s leading healthcare system, and so far very few people have died from viruses in this country.
As of December 12, Singapore had recorded only 21 deaths from Covid-19. Singapore has one of the lowest epidemic death rates in the world.
Hassan said that daily food is delivered to each room. Free Wi-Fi and most importantly, the Singapore government has promised to pay full wages to isolated workers like him.
“I am not very worried because recently people like us have been better served. They do a checkup every day. Medical personnel told me to keep my distance and wash my hands frequently, ”Hassan said.
People on the road during the Covid-19 epidemic in Singapore (photo: AP)
Modern infrastructure in Singapore has made a great contribution of migrant workers. There are approximately 1.4 million expatriate workers living in urban areas in Singapore, representing 38% of the workforce.
Two-thirds of migrant workers in the Lion Island nation have to work hard in fields such as construction, transportation, mechanics, or domestic work.
There are around 250,000 migrant workers living in 43 collective areas on the outskirts of Singapore. They have to sleep in bunk beds, live in narrow rooms with 12 or even 20 people in unsanitary conditions.
Last month, Singapore isolated the number of cases among migrant workers from domestic cases with HIV. The results show that the number of human cases in the country has decreased significantly, however, the number of cases of migrant labor infected with viruses increases every day.
“Singapore is the story of ‘one country, two diseases.’ The disease that worries Singapore is the disease of the people in the country. And the epidemic for foreign migrant workers is of moderate interest,” said Eugene Tan, professor of the Singapore Administration University (SMU).
The Singapore government plans to reopen the economy on December 12, before formal social isolation measures expire on June 1.
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The Ministry of Health recommends isolation, health surveillance in the prevention of Covid-19: – For close contacts of Covid-19 positive patients: Isolate at the medical center within 14 days and take samples for analysis. – For close contact with Covid-19 positive patients: Quarantine, monitor health at home, place of residence, residence within 14 days and notify local authorities (neighborhoods, communes, cities) and must closely monitor the health situation. If fever, cough, sneeze, runny nose, fatigue, chills, or shortness of breath are found, immediately isolate at the medical facility and take patient samples for testing. – Wear a mask frequently, cover your mouth when coughing or sneezing. – Wash your hands with soap continuously to avoid the risk of spreading the disease to other people. – Share your own travel schedule with medical staff. – Call the information hotline immediately: 19003228 and 19009095. |
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