Singapore to test more than 300,000 migrant workers

The government plans to ramp up the 3,000 workers tested per day.

Singaporean authorities are targeting to test more than 300,000 migrant workers living in dormitories for COVID-19, according to Minister for National Development, Lawrence Wong.

The government plans to ramp up the testing rate of more than 3,000 workers a day as it continues to test workers as a process to clear the dormitories.

Wong stated that tests will be done using mass polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, which will be used for migrant workers in dormitories with a lower rate of infection and after a 14-day isolation.

Meanwhile, mass serological tests will be applied to dorms with high infection rates. Workers thought to have been infected will be isolated and treated in hospitals or in special facilities.

Wong added that over 20,000 workers are expected to be discharged by the end of May as many are seen to be recovering from the virus.

The government is also looking at possible easing of restrictions after 1 June and reopening the economy as surveillance shows that numbers are going down.

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