Unlike Us, Migrant Workers in Dorms Still Cannot Go Out During Phase Two

2020-06-19 , 1:15 pm

It’s Phase Two, the period where people can eat out again

Meet up with friends and lovers, and get a bit more freedom in Singapore.

But is everyone able to do that?

Apparently not.

Unlike Us, Migrant Workers in Dorms Still Cannot Go Out During Phase Two

On 18 Jun, Singapore reported 257 new Covid-19 cases, 4 of which are in the community.

Foreign workers living in dormitories make up a vast majority of the cases, which is why even though its Phase Two, the government isn’t allowing them to come out of their dormitories.

In a press release, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said that these workers are allowed to access communal facilities within the dormitories with safe distancing measures in place.

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Too Risky To Allow Movement Beyond Workplaces

The ministry explained that there is already some risk involved in allowing workers to bring Covid-19 back from their workplaces to dormitories that are already cleared of infections.

To allow them to “move beyond workplaces” (meaning to go out to places like Mustafa Centre, etc) would be riskier than they can afford to right now.

Doing so could lead to the hard work that has been done over the past few months at the dormitories going down the drain.

In the immediate period of Phase 2, foreign workers will still stay within their dormitories on rest days.

Previously:

The MOM announced that during Phase 2, migrant workers living in dormitories that have been cleared of infections can be allowed to go out to run errands on staggered rest days.

Each person is limited to 2 hours.

In Phase 3, MOM said that rest days for migrant workers will continue to be staggered.

However, selected workers can have more time outside and go to more places.

As for when foreign workers might be allowed out, the ministry says they did not set a date yet.

I guess, just like us, foreign workers can only look at the daily reports and hope the numbers go down soon, just as experts have predicted earlier.

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Unlike Us, Migrant Workers in Dorms Still Cannot Go Out During Phase Two

Unlike Us, Migrant Workers in Dorms Still Cannot Go Out During Phase Two

Too Risky To Allow Movement Beyond Workplaces

Previously:

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