In pictures: Living in a foreign worker dormitory during Covid-19
SINGAPORE — Foreign worker dormitories in Singapore have been in the spotlight owing to the spike in Covid-19 cases over the past few weeks. TODAY’s visual correspondent Nuria Ling visited three dormitories — Westlite Papan, S11 Dormitory and Tampines Dormitory — to find out more about the living situations and what the authorities are doing to manage the facilities.
A foreign worker in Tampines Dormitory returns to his room with the catered lunch for his roommates on April 21, 2020. Workers in each room take turns to collect three meals a day from the distribution point and return to their rooms to eat.
SINGAPORE — Foreign worker dormitories in Singapore have been in the spotlight owing to the spike in Covid-19 cases over the past few weeks. TODAY’s visual correspondent Nuria Ling visited three dormitories — Westlite Papan, S11 Dormitory and Tampines Dormitory — to find out more about the living situations and what the authorities are doing to manage the facilities.
This visit was arranged by the Manpower Ministry on Tuesday (April 21), before tighter circuit breaker restrictions to slow the spread of Covid-19 were announced.
WESTLITE PAPAN
There are about 5,700 workers living in the Westlite Papan dormitory in Jurong, after some 1,400 workers in essential services were moved out.
So far, there are no confirmed Covid-19 cases in this dormitory. With the tougher circuit breaker measures announced on Tuesday, foreign workers are not allowed to leave the dormitory, but they may leave their rooms to exercise and shop for necessities at the minimart within the compound at staggered timings.
TAMPINES DORMITORY
Tampines Dormitory has 82 confirmed Covid-19 cases as of Thursday. It has been declared an isolation area and workers have been quarantined since April 9.
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