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Until the middle of last month, the recent increase in the number of confirmed patients now exceeds 8,000 in Singapore, where cumulative corona19 patients remained in the 100s and were considered the best country for prevention. The reason is that the virus spread mainly in the dormitories of poor migrant workers. 

Reporter Kim Kyung-hee.

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Workers are resting on an iron bed filled with room. 

Corona19 is spreading around 43 of these dormitories, home to 200,000 migrant workers in Singapore. 

Today (20th), of the 1,400 people who were confirmed by the day, most of them are migrant workers living in dormitories. 

[President Lee Shen-Long / Singapore (last 10 days): Migrant workers play an important role in public apartments, airports and subway construction. We'll provide them with the health care they need.] The

Singapore government has designated these dormitories as collective containment facilities and focuses on screening and quarantine, but sequestering them in cramped, poorly sanitary dorms has led to massive secondary infections. Criticism is taking place. 

Singapore's cumulative deficit surged to over 8,000 in just 19 days after surpassing 1,000 on the 1st.

Health officials have begun wearing masks since the 14th, but it is likely that it will take some time to break the loop of community infections.

[Jeremy Lin / Singapore National University of Public Health: The important thing is that governments and citizens must keep an eye on Corona19. At any time this year and next year, a pandemic can come again.] The

moment's vigilance means that you can sing the 2nd and 3rd fashion at any time. 

(Video editing: Jeon Min-kyu)