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Singapore Unveils New Healthcare Measures as Covid-19 Cases Jump
- Additional 932 cases confirmed Friday, total close to 17,000
- More beds, medical help planned to reduce foreign worker cases
Foreign workers are seen outside their dormitory rooms in Singapore.
Photographer: Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images
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Singapore’s government outlined a plan to expand healthcare facilities for foreign workers as coronavirus cases in the city-state jumped, reversing a downward trend.
The Ministry of Health on Friday confirmed an additional 932 cases, the vast majority of whom are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories. Five are Singaporeans or permanent residents. That brings total confirmed cases to almost 17,000.