Singapore was hailed as a coronavirus success story, but the city state has been forced to extend its lockdown after the virus mounted a forceful comeback.
Although the viral clusters in the dorms have remained largely contained, Lee said circuit-breaker measures that shut down non-essential businesses and schools until May 4 will be extended to June 1 or until infections ease.
“Many will be disappointed by the extension of the circuit breaker, especially our businesses and workers, who are hurting greatly,” Lee said in a televised speech. Praised for its swift response and meticulous tracing of contacts in the early stage of the crisis, Singapore is grappling with an explosion of cases in foreign worker dorms that were largely overlooked earlier.
More than 200,000 workers from Bangladesh, India and other poor Asian countries live in 43 registered dormitories that house up to 20 in a room with shared facilities. Tens of thousands more stay in other dorms or at temporary quarters at construction sites and other areas.
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