Dorm life one year on: New infections mean freer rest days are some way off

Foreign workers playing snooker and foosball with volunteers at Terusan Recreation Centre on April 17, 2021. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH
To qualify to visit a recreation centre, workers must have immunity to Covid-19 and have tested negative during rostered routine testing. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH
Foreign workers enjoying ice cream that was given out during a Healthserve outreach event at Terusan Recreation Centre, on April 17, 2021. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH
Recreation centres are the only places, apart from workplaces and dormitories, that migrant workers have been allowed to gather since the pandemic hit. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH
Linette Lai
Political Correspondent
Updated
Apr 28, 2021, 11:24 PM
Published
Apr 24, 2021, 05:00 AM
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SINGAPORE - It was a rainy night last Saturday (April 17), and Terusan Recreation Centre in Pioneer was buzzing with activity.

Migrant workers were spotted making a beeline for a row of shops at the centre, leaving with bulging bags of fresh produce or sporting new haircuts.

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