Stay-home notice for construction sector extended till May 18

Singapore

THE stay-home notice (SHN) period for work permit holders and S Pass holders in the construction industry has been extended from May 4 to May 18.

In a joint statement on Friday, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) said: "The number of infected construction work pass holders living in non-PBD (purpose-built dormitories) premises continues to rise. Their incidence/prevalence remains noticeably higher than the general community. This suggests that transmission at construction worksites among such workers had occurred before the start of the SHN period."