SINGAPORE: Singapore will further relax COVID-19 restrictions for migrant workers living in dormitories and let more vaccinated workers visit places in the community, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Monday (Nov 15).
From Dec 3, authorities will allow 3,000 vaccinated migrant workers per day to visit any location in the community, for up to eight hours per visit.
This is up from 3,000 migrant workers per week currently, with visits limited to Little India and Geylang Serai.
The vaccinated workers have to take a pre-event antigen rapid test (ART) before they leave their dormitories, as an added precaution, said MOH. Unvaccinated workers remain ineligible for community visits.
The ministry said that the migrant worker dormitories are now “more COVID-resilient”, with 98 per cent of migrant workers residing in dormitories fully vaccinated.
“Migrant workers are also taking up booster vaccinations at an encouraging pace as they become eligible,” said MOH.
COVID-19 infections in the dormitories have “stabilised” over the last few weeks, with an average daily number of 143 migrant workers testing positive using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test in the last week, MOH added.
Migrant workers in dormitories are also being tested weekly, regardless of vaccination status, with the exception of recovered workers.
From Dec 3, workers will also be allowed to visit recreation centres daily with an extended duration of eight hours per visit. This is up from the thrice weekly cap on recreation centre visits, for up to four hours each visit.
Unvaccinated migrant workers are required to undergo a pre-visit test to enter the recreation centres. They can use ART negative results from rostered routine testing, or a pre-event ART.
For now, visits are limited to designated recreation centres, but from mid-December, migrant workers will be able to visit any recreation centre of their choice.
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is working with recreation centre operators to increase the variety of activities at the recreation centres, such as organising movie screenings and sports games. They are also putting in place processes to manage a larger number of visits from migrant workers.
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From Dec 3, authorities will allow 3,000 vaccinated migrant workers per day to visit any location in the community, for up to eight hours per visit.
This is up from 3,000 migrant workers per week currently, with visits limited to Little India and Geylang Serai.
The vaccinated workers have to take a pre-event antigen rapid test (ART) before they leave their dormitories, as an added precaution, said MOH. Unvaccinated workers remain ineligible for community visits.
The ministry said that the migrant worker dormitories are now “more COVID-resilient”, with 98 per cent of migrant workers residing in dormitories fully vaccinated.
“Migrant workers are also taking up booster vaccinations at an encouraging pace as they become eligible,” said MOH.
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COVID-19 infections in the dormitories have “stabilised” over the last few weeks, with an average daily number of 143 migrant workers testing positive using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test in the last week, MOH added.
Migrant workers in dormitories are also being tested weekly, regardless of vaccination status, with the exception of recovered workers.
From Dec 3, workers will also be allowed to visit recreation centres daily with an extended duration of eight hours per visit. This is up from the thrice weekly cap on recreation centre visits, for up to four hours each visit.
Unvaccinated migrant workers are required to undergo a pre-visit test to enter the recreation centres. They can use ART negative results from rostered routine testing, or a pre-event ART.
For now, visits are limited to designated recreation centres, but from mid-December, migrant workers will be able to visit any recreation centre of their choice.
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is working with recreation centre operators to increase the variety of activities at the recreation centres, such as organising movie screenings and sports games. They are also putting in place processes to manage a larger number of visits from migrant workers.
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