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Coronavirus testing will be expanded in the upcoming weeks to groups such as taxi and private-hire car drivers and food delivery personnel, as part of efforts to provide a better picture of infection prevalence in the community.
In a release on Saturday (Aug 29), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said that the community groups which testing will be extended to also include key vendors servicing foreign worker dormitories, as well as stallholders at hawker centres, markets and similar food and beverage establishments such as coffee shops.
This is due to the nature of their working environment, such as the high frequency of interactions with members of the public, even though there has been no local evidence that these groups have a higher risk of getting infected.
The costs of these tests will be fully borne by the Government.
The ministry urged individuals in these identified community groups to come forward and utilise the tests on offer, which will be conducted on a one-time basis.
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