Singapore: Coronavirus cases to ‘taper down significantly’ as migrant workers’ testing ends

 https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3096556/singapore-coronavirus-cases-taper-down-significantly

Singapore’s daily coronavirus case count is set to dip significantly in the coming weeks, authorities say, turning a corner as the testing of some 300,000 migrant workers living in cramped dormitories – once the epicentre of the city state’s outbreak – is completed. 

These migrant workers had made big sacrifice to the rest of Singapore society in the past few months. Their mental health is a big concern, and hope their life will be back to normal soon. Here is the website that you can make a donation to help them: https://www.giving.sg/web/mwaf 

Medical workers perform a nose swab on a migrant worker at a dormitory in Singapore in May. Photo: Reuters

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