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SINGAPORE – Three more foreign worker dormitories have been placed under isolation, as Covid-19 cases in such facilities continue to rise.
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong has declared Shaw Lodge Dormitory, North Coast Lodge and Tuas View Dormitory as isolation areas under the Infectious Diseases Act, according to a notice on the Government Gazette on Thursday (April 16). The move comes into effect on Friday.
There are now a total of 12 dormitories declared as isolation areas where workers at these lodgings must be quarantined in their rooms for 14 days.
All three dormitories are linked to existing clusters of coronavirus cases here.
Shaw Lodge Dormitory in Tai Seng had four cases linked to the cluster announced on Thursday night in the Ministry of Health’s daily update, bringing the number of infections to 28.
For North Coast Lodge in Woodlands, eight blocks have been declared isolation areas. On Thursday, eight cases were linked to the cluster, bringing its number of infections to 26.
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