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SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) have apologised for informing a migrant worker that he had tested positive for Covid-19 only three weeks after he was swabbed, citing an “administrative error” while he was tested.
However, there was no impact on the “appropriateness of the clearance strategy” for Toh Guan Dormitory – where the worker was staying with 11 roommates – or the treatment and care of all the workers there, the ministries said in a joint statement on Sunday (July 19).
The ministries were responding to media queries over Facebook posts made by Ms Tsjin Chandra Dolly and Ms Kelly Soh on July 15.
The Straits Times understands that Ms Tsjin, Ms Soh and the worker belong to the same company.
In their separate posts, Ms Tsjin and Ms Soh said the worker was informed only on July 13 that he had tested positive for Covid-19. He subsequently told them about it on the same day.
The worker had undergone the swab test on June 22, Ms Soh said.
Both women said they were told by MOH on July 13 that the ministry required 24 hours to arrange for the worker to be moved out of the dormitory room.
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