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Mass testing has revealed the extent of the spread amongst Singapore's migrant worker community. ( read original story ...)

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Singapore late Thursday reported a record jump in coronavirus cases, most of them linked to packed dormitories housing foreign workers, as it battled a second wave of infections. The affluent ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's health ministry confirmed 728 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking the tally to 4,427 in the city-state. It said 654 of the new cases were linked to migrant workers' dormitories. ( read original story ...)

A further 728 people have been confirmed and verified with Covid-19 infection in Singapore, the country’s Ministry of Health said in a statement on Thursday, a record number of new cases reported in a ... ( read original story ...)

After receiving global praise for its handling of the coronavirus, Singapore is now showing signs that it's struggling to flatten the COVID-19 curve. ( read original story ...)

There are two Singapores: one for citizens, long-term residents and expatriates, and one for the low-wage migrant workers. ( read original story ...)

By David Leonhardt Opinion Columnist This article is part of David Leonhardt’s newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it each weekday. This has been the week when everybody seems to be thinking ... ( read original story ...)

As Singapore earns global praise for mitigating its spread of the coronavirus -- migrant workers there are facing a different reality. Infections are mounting among them, and it may expose a weak link ... ( read original story ...)

The city-state has seen a sharp increase in infections among migrant laborers. In South Korea curbing the pandemic came with a trade-off: Big Brother. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - oil trader Hin Leong Trading (Pte) Ltd, which has begun talks with lenders to extend its credit facilities, owes $3.85 billion to 23 banks, two industry sources said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Singapore reported 447 new infections late Wednesday, a record daily increase, with the majority linked to crowded dormitories housing low-paid foreign workers. The city-state, which has registered 3, ... ( read original story ...)

Foreigners working in Singapore's trade-dependent economy and living in crowded dormitories now account for half of the tiny city-state's virus cases after new infections spiked ... ( read original story ...)

Most of the new cases in Singapore were linked to infection clusters in dormitories that house foreign workers. ( read original story ...)

Singapore reported its highest daily increase of coronavirus cases on Wednesday as infections surge among low-wage foreign workers housed in dormitories. ( read original story ...)

The coronavirus marked another grim milestone, reaching 2 million cases around the world. It took about four months for the virus to infect 1 million people and only 12 days for that number to double. ( read original story ...)