COVID-19: Two more foreign worker dorms declared isolation areas; total at 21

[Homelander]

SINGAPORE — Two more foreign worker dormitories – Homestay Lodge and Changi Lodge 2 – have been declared as isolation areas starting from Thursday (23 April), in a bid to stop the spread of COVID-19 at the locations.

 

This brings the total number of isolation areas declared by the Singapore government to 21. All are foreign worker dormitories.

 

In an online notice on the Government Gazette on Wednesday night, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said that seven blocks in Homestay Lodge at Kaki Bukit Avenue 3, as well as four blocks in Chang Lodge 2 at Tanah Merah Coast Road, have been isolated.

 

Workers residing there must not leave their rooms for 14 days.

 

As on Wednesday noon, there were 67 confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection at Homestay Lodge, and 211 cases at Changi Lodge 2.

 

 

The other 19 isolated dormitories are the S11 Dormitory@Punggol, Westlite Toh Guan Dormitory, Toh Guan Dormitory, Sungei Tengah Lodge, Tampines Dormitory, Cochrane Lodge I, Cochrane Lodge II, Acacia Lodge, Mandai Lodge, Shaw Lodge Dormitory, North Coast Lodge, Tuas View Dormitory, Kranji Lodge 1, Westlite Mandai Dormitory, PPT Lodge 1A, Jurong Penjuru Dormitory 1, Avery Lodge, Cassia@Penjuru and 31 Sungei Kadut Avenue.

 

Around 40 clusters linked to foreign worker dorms have been identified thus far, including Singapore’s largest cluster of 2,211 cases linked to S11 Dormitory@Punggol, followed by Sungei Tengah Lodge linked to 684 cases.

[aaur4man]

U mean it wasn't isolated befor? Wtf

[meng.huat]

their overcrowded bunk really jialat...

[socrates469bc]

1 minute ago, aaur4man said:

U mean it wasn't isolated befor? Wtf

 

this one have to ask small space.

 

but i suspect she is now busy teaching aerobics to kumgong seniors to answer ur question.

 

[aaur4man]

CB they talk so satki I tot is ALL dormitories isolated.

 

Wtf man leave other channels open is Kan half fuck leh 

[Homelander]

3 minutes ago, aaur4man said:

CB they talk so satki I tot is ALL dormitories isolated.

 

Wtf man leave other channels open is Kan half fuck leh 

 

They only isolated those got cases...still got some dorms around but haven't isolate...that's why worry got hidden covid-19 lurking

[The_King]

depend on worker too much. 

[aaur4man]

8 minutes ago, Homelander said:

 

They only isolated those got cases...still got some dorms around but haven't isolate...that's why worry got hidden covid-19 lurking

 

Fuck man this one really wtf

[socrates469bc]

18 minutes ago, aaur4man said:

CB they talk so satki I tot is ALL dormitories isolated.

 

Wtf man leave other channels open is Kan half fuck leh 

 

their salaries even more sakti!!!!!!

 

[Cynical Ape]

Will only worsen the spread in the isolated (and overcrowded) dorms.