Changi Airport to segregate workers into 3 risk-based zones: How it works

Some 14,000 Changi Airport workers will be segregated into three distinct zones, with strict measures to ensure the 4,400 workers in the highest-risk zone are protected from Covid-19 and isolated from other staff and the public.

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May 24, 2021, 05:34 PM

Travellers walking to the departure hall from Zone 3 on May 24, 2021. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

Flight crew entering the departure check-in area in Zone 3 from the drop-off area at Terminal 3 on May 24, 2021. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

An airport worker entering Zone 2 at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on May 24, 2021. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

To prevent intermingling between outbound and inbound passengers, staff are stationed at certain points to set up barricades and direct human traffic. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

Changi Airport staff at Zone 1 of Terminal 3 on May 24, 2021. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

A Changi Airport worker ushering inbound passengers to the arrival hall at Terminal 3 on May 24, 2021. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

A Changi Airport worker at Zone 1 of Terminal 3 on May 24, 2021. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

Changi Airport staff taking off their personal protective equipment at a doffing station before proceeding to the rest area at Zone 1 of Terminal 3 on May 24, 2021. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

The Zone 1 rest area of Terminal 3. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

The rest area in Zone 1 of Terminal 3 with spaced-out seating. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

Staff working in Zone 1 putting on a new set of personal protective equipment after taking a rest. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

Staff working in Zone 1 donning a new set of personal protective equipment at Terminal 3 on May 24, 2021. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

A worker putting his mobile phone and staff pass in a ziplock bag to prevent contamination. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

From Zone 1, arriving passengers are ushered to Zone 3 by staff wearing personal protective equipment at Terminal 3. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

An arriving passenger being directed to Zone 3 by an airport worker. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

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