Coronavirus: tests ordered for 38 Singapore university dorm residents; Japan to expand emergency
- The move comes after viral fragments were detected in waste water samples collected in a Nanyang Technological University residential hall block
- The Doherty Institute said Australia can proceed with its reopening plans when the country reaches 70 per cent-80 per cent vaccination levels
They have also been required to isolate themselves, either in their dormitory rooms or at their Singapore residence, and to minimise physical contact with others.
In a circular to NTU students on Monday, the university said all the residents who have checked in at Block 61 at Hall 13 needed to get tested for Covid-19 by 7pm on Monday.
A swabbing station had been set up at the multipurpose hall next to Block 61 to facilitate the antigen rapid testing exercise, which was to have been open between 3pm and 7pm, said NTU.
The affected students did not need to make an appointment to get tested. They had to take their NTU student card and identity card to the swabbing site.
The university said that all affected students would be provided with the necessary support through the schools that they are enrolled in.