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SINGAPORE – Allocated government quarantine facilities in Singapore – such as chalets and university hostels – can accommodate about 1,000 people, should there be a need to do so.
At a press conference on Monday morning (Jan 27), Education Minister Ong Ye Kung said hostels at three universities have been designated as government quarantine facilities.
“I apologised to the students for the inconvenience and seek their understanding. This is part of our national response. I think as part of this national response, we just want to get the facilities ready,” he said.
“We hope it won’t happen but should there be more contact tracing and more confirmed cases, we will need the facilities.”
The affected student quarters include some of the blocks at the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Prince George’s Park Residences, the Nanyang Technological University’s (NTU) Graduate Hall 1, and the Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Prinsep Street Residences.
Mr Ong said he did not have the exact number of students affected by the move.
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