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Coronavirus: Migrant worker NGOs under strain but push on

A HealthServe clinic staff member talks to patients as another patient is leaving after seeing the doctor on Feb 15, 2020. ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
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At Geylang community clinic HealthServe on Feb 12, migrant workers seeking medical care lined up to have their temperature and blood pressure taken.

Some wore surgical masks, others made do with cloth ones or a bandana around their face.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on February 20, 2020, with the headline Coronavirus: Migrant worker NGOs under strain but push on. Subscribe