Foreign worker Yulia Endang says she is saddened by the quick growth of COVID-19 cases among foreigners in Singapore. The increase started in April. Endang says she believes poor housing conditions where foreign workers live likely led to the increase. But she hopes the bad news will warn the island nation of dangers ahead. “I hope the attention is not just attention but a signal that outside, there are more people aware of how actually migrant workers' life [is] like,” she said. At one point, Singapore had the most COVID-19 cases in Southeast Asia, even with its small population. It worked hard to flatten the curve. But later there was a surprising increase, mostly in dormitory rooms that house foreign workers. The rise was a reminder to Singaporeans that the wealth of their state depends, in part, on foreign laborers who often live in very poor conditions. In April, Singapore was reporting as many as 1,400 COVID-19 cases a day. It is now reporting as few as 200 new daily cases. Singapore acted to change the living conditions that increased the spread. The city-state announced a quarantine on foreign dormitories and tested every single person who lived in them. Singapore also plans to expand health services for foreign workers.
Title: How Singapore Flattened the COVID Curve Among Migrants
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foreign workers live likely led to the increase. </span> <span data-start-time='27667' data-end-time='35479'>But she hopes the bad news will warn the island nation of dangers ahead.</span> <span data-start-time='35479' data-end-time='51167'>“I hope the attention is not just attention but a signal that outside, there are more people aware of how actually migrant workers' life [is] like,” she said.</span> <span data-start-time='51167' data-end-time='62292'>At one point, Singapore had the most COVID-19 cases in Southeast Asia, even with its small population. </span> <span data-start-time='62292' data-end-time='66229'>It worked hard to flatten the curve. </span> <span data-start-time='66229' data-end-time='75979'>But later there was a surprising increase, mostly in dormitory rooms that house foreign workers.</span> <span data-start-time='75979' data-end-time='91667'>The rise was a reminder to Singaporeans that the wealth of their state depends, in part, on foreign laborers who often live in very poor conditions.</span> <span data-start-time='91667' data-end-time='102396'>In April, Singapore was reporting as many as 1,400 COVID-19 cases a day.</span> <span data-start-time='102396' data-end-time='109104'> It is now reporting as few as 200 new daily cases. </span> <span data-start-time='109104' data-end-time='116354'>Singapore acted to change the living conditions that increased the spread. </span> <span data-start-time='116354' data-end-time='127125'>The city-state announced a quarantine on foreign dormitories and tested every single person who lived in them.</span> <span data-start-time='127125' data-end-time='134833'>Singapore also plans to expand health services for foreign workers.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' 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