SINGAPORE, Aug 5 — About 273,000 workers or about 89 per cent of the migrant workers staying in dormitories have either recovered or have been tested to be free from Covid-19 as of Monday.

The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said in a press release yesterday that 127 more foreign worker dormitories have been cleared of Covid-19 as well.

"Many of (the workers) are staying in cleared dormitories or blocks for recovered workers and can resume work once the dormitory operators, employers and the workers themselves have made the necessary preparations to complete the three required steps that will help minimise the risk for new infections as the workers go to work on a daily basis.

"Many dormitories complete the steps almost immediately, with almost all completing in a week or less,” MOM said.

The three steps required are: