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I am quite concerned about the situation of COVID-19 in Singapore. Yes, compared to the United States, Singapore is doing a better job, and if you look at the deaths, I’d say Singapore’s good healthcare system is probably worth its weight in gold for having so many infections and so little deaths.
Looking at the data, the bulk of Singapore’s infection comes from its foreign workers that live in close proximity and possibly unsanitary conditions that accounted for the quick spread. The dependence of foreign labor and these mega dorms that boasts their state of the art facilities, but it seems that they still do not stop the infection. But this is also one of the reasons why the infection rates are so high and deaths are so low, because the healthy and young foreign workers are infected, and they are more likely to survive.
Many of the foreign workers are now in other government facilities quarantined. In fact, they are getting more space than before and separated from the rest of the community in Singapore. This may seem like a necessary move as Singapore is home to 1.4 million foreign workers with hundreds of thousands in dorms.
However, the costs are borne by the government and the companies running with dorms with big profit margins seemed to take no responsibility at all.
