Rush to build housing for 60,000 migrant workers

Virus hunt: Medical workers preparing to perform a nose swab test on a migrant worker at a dormitory in Singapore. — Reuters

THE Singapore government is racing to create additional housing for about 60,000 migrant workers by the end of this year, as it seeks to reduce the density in dormitories which have seen mass outbreaks of the coronavirus.

The nation of 5.7 million people has more than 35,000 cases, one of the largest numbers in Asia, largely due to infections in cramped, bunk bed accommodations that house more than 300,000 mostly South Asian workers.