The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is investigating claims about alleged breaches of Covid-19 measures at a dormitory located at Jurong.
They are investigating allegations of a lack of access to medical support as well as the alleged poor quality of food that is being catered.
Officers from the FAST team (Forward Assurance and Support Team) were deployed on 13 October for the investigations.
Mobile clinical teams were also deployed to provide care for the needs of the workers if needed.
MOM also revealed that the police were also deployed to respond to a call for assistance at the dormitory.
According to CNA, the allegations were published in an online Weixin article on Tuesday.
MOM said that there were indeed delays in conveying the affected workers who were infected with Covid-19 to a care facility.
Videos also emerged online and circulating through Whatsapp, showing riot police and Special Operations Command vehicles being activated to the site at Westlte Jalan Tukang dormitory.
According to the Straits Times, there were reports of several men also gathering outside the dormitory.
Several armoured police vehicles were seen parked outside the dorms along the road, with the officers donning full protective gear.
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