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Singapore, May 2 (EFE/EPA).- Migrant workers in Singapore remain in isolation at a dormitory to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in Singapore.Singapore continues to see an increase in new Covid-19 coronavirus cases where the vast majority are migrant workers residing in foreign workers dormitories.The city-state has registered so far 17,101 COVID-19 cases in total and 16 deaths from the disease. (Camera: HOW HWEE YOUNG)FOOTAGE SHOWS MIGRANT WORKERS IN CONFINEMENT IN SPECIAL DORMITORIES IN SINGAPORE.
Singapore, Apr 17 (EFE/EPA).- Singapore, which was hailed for its efforts to contain COVID-19, is now seeing a surge in infections linked to dormitories crammed with migrant workers.On Wednesday, 447 new coronavirus cases were reported in the city-state, the highest increase in daily infections so far, out of which 404 were among foreign workers living in dorms, according to the health ministry's latest data.At least 1,800 out of the total 3,699 cases in Singapore are linked to these dorms. (Camera: WALLACE WOON)FOOTAGE SHOWS MIGRANT WORKERS IN SINGAPORE.
Bangkok, Oct 7 (EFE/EPA).- Thailand on Thursday continued vaccination campaign against Covid-19 for migrant workers, one of the country's most vulnerable groups. (Camera: DIEGO AZUBEL). SHOT LIST: A VACCINATION CAMPAIGN FOR MIGRANT WORKERS AT THE THAI RED CROSS SOCIETY IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Bangkok, Jul 14 (EFE/EPA).- Thailand ordered the suspension of Covid-19 tests on immigrant workers, confined since late June and one of the most worrying sources of infection, an NGO said Wednesday.The Migrant Working Group association, which represents 30 local NGOs in favor of immigrant rights, accused the Labor Ministry of halting tests, according to a document dated Jul. 5 that cites a "lack of resources and medical personnel" as reasons for the measure.Thailand faces its worst wave of infections and deaths since the pandemic began and has implemented a series of restrictions and partial confinements to stop the advance of the outbreak, linked in part to the delta variant. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS VACCINATION DRIVES IN BANGKOK; AND WORKERS LIVING IN A CONSTRUCTION CAMP QUARENTINED UNDER MEASURES TO CONTAIN THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Dili, Mar 16 (EFE/EPA).- Health authorities disinfected the streets, shops and public space in East Timorese capital, Dili, to curb the spread of coronavirus. East Timor recorded the second-smallest COVID-19 outbreak in Southeast Asia after Laos, reporting just 145 cases of the coronavirus. The country had imposed a state of emergency a week after detecting its first case on 21 March 2020, and enforced strict border controls. (Camera: ANTONIO DASIPARU).SHOT LIST: WORKERS SPRAY DISINFECTANT TO CURB THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 AT A MEDICAL STORAGE FACILITY IN DILI, EAST TIMOR, ALSO KNOWN AS TIMOR LESTE.
Bangkok, Jan 6 (EFE/EPA).- Myanmar migrant workers on Wednesday underwent Covid-19 testing amid the new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand. Thailand is combating the new wave of Covid-19pandemic which hundreds infections have been reported and raising daily in the wake of the outbreak spread by migrant workers mostly from Myanmar. (Camera: RUNGROJ YONGRIT).SHOT LIST: MYANMAR MIGRANT LABORERS UNDERGO COVID-19 TEST AMID THE NEW WAVE OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AT A MYANMAR MIGRANT LABOR CAMP IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
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