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Singapore has been increasing its capacity to test foreign workers for Covid-19, instead of slowing down the rate of testing, said Minister for Health Gan Kim Yong.
“There have been some comments that we have reduced the testing of migrant workers, leading to a drop in the number of Covid-19 confirmed cases, ” he said at a multi-ministry press conference yesterday.
“Let me say that this is not true. Our testing capacity for migrant workers is about 3,000 a day.
“We have not reduced it. Instead, we have been increasing the capacity of testing of our migrant workers. The rate of testing has not slowed down.”
Mr Gan’s comments came after some experts cautioned that the recent dip in Covid-19 numbers among migrant workers may be due to reduced testing at some dormitories.
In an interview with CNA on Saturday, infectious diseases expert Professor Dale Fisher, chair of infection control at the National University Hospital, said that at some dorms, the infection rate or positivity rate of the tests is so high that “you get to the point where you don’t need to test any more”.
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