Foreign Workers Are Safer in Singapore, Minister Says
- The city-state has seen a surge in foreign worker infections
- Critics argue cramped dormitories allowed easy spread of virus
People pass on a corridor of the Tuas South foreign workers dormitory in Singapore on April 19.
Photographer: Roslan Rahman/AFP via Getty Images
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Foreign workers in Singapore know they are currently safer in the city-state than elsewhere including their own countries, a minister said, even as a massive coronavirus outbreak among that community shines a spotlight on cramped and oft-unsanitary lodging provided for the low-wage employees.