Singapore Keeps Dorm Migrants Segregated Even as Covid Abates
Bloomberg 2 hrs ago Philip Heijmans
(Bloomberg) It’s been a year since migrant workers in Singapore were confined to dormitories to prevent an outbreak of Covid-19 in their ranks from spreading across the island. Now, weeks after new cases among the laborers dropped to almost zero and thousands have received vaccinations, some wonder how long it will take for restrictions to end.
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“I don’t have any freedom to move around, only allowed to leave from the dorm to worksite, dorm to worksite,” said Arif, a 30-year-old worker from Bangladesh who’s been living in housing on the same construction site since the pandemic began. “Right now my only feeling is I want to go home to see my family, but I haven’t got the vaccination. I worry if I go home, I cannot come back.”
Covid Stress on U.S. Hospitals Is Easing as Case Numbers Fall
Bloomberg 2/3/2021 Jason Gale
(Bloomberg) The reduction in U.S. Covid-19 cases is lessening the burden on hospitals, a key pressure point of the pandemic.
Coronavirus cases accounted for a fifth or more of in-patients in just three states Arizona, California and Georgia as of Monday. That compares with 11 states on Jan. 15, when hospitalizations peaked, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services compiled by Bloomberg News.
The proportion of Covid-19 cases among patients is a barometer of health-care demand. Those treated for the pandemic disease require isolation and higher levels of infection control that intensifies the workload on staff.