Prognosis
Foreign Worker Infections Push Singapore Cases to New Record
- More than 200 of 287 cases on Thursday related to worker dorms
- Tighter measures may be considered if people don’t heed orders
Stores stand closed in the Bugis area during a partial lockdown imposed due to the coronavirus in Singapore on April 7
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Singapore reported its highest daily increase of coronavirus cases for a second consecutive day just as the city-state imposes a weeks-long partial lockdown, as infections continue to surge among low-wage foreign workers housed in dormitories.
Authorities said an additional 287 cases were confirmed on Thursday, bringing the total to 1,910 in the country. Of the new cases, more than 200 infections are related to the dormitories that house the migrant workers in close quarters, officials said at a briefing. Cases reported Thursday were double the number the previous day.