Bangladeshi workers getting wages, free medical services in Singapore
In Singapore, 244 Bangladeshis have been diagnosed with Covid-19
Construction workers wearing masks in precaution of the coronavirus outbreak carry pipes as they pass a building in the Central Business District in Singapore February 18, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su
The Bangladeshi expat workers in Singapore are getting full wages and other facilities, including free food and medical services, although the country has shut down all construction works.
Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan confirmed his Bangladeshi counterpart Dr AK Abdul Momen over the phone today.
So far, 244 Bangladeshis have been diagnosed with Covid-19 among the total 1,481 cases in Singapore.
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The country is taking care of all the infected Bangladeshis there. Among the first five cases in Bangladeshi expats, four have recovered and the condition of one critical patient has improved too.
