Foreign workers’ welfare a concern as dorms expose weak link in SG’s Covid-19 fight | THE BIG STORY

Описание: The cases in the dorms have climbed exponentially, due to the high density of people living in close proximity and sharing living and sleeping spaces. Alex Au, vice-president of an advocacy group for migrant workers, TWC2 (Transient Workers Count Too) and Dr Leong Hoe Nam, infectious diseases physician from the Rophi Clinic, discuss the hot-button topic of foreign workers’ welfare and what more can be done to curb the virus spread in the dorms. Multimedia correspondent Yeo Sam Jo and his father share a cover tribute to foreign workers, titled “Stand By You”. US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh dissects a roller-coaster week for the Trump administration.

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