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Covid-19 will shake up dorm market for workers: analysts
They add that tougher rules and higher costs may force consolidation among operators and clients, and a further shift towards purpose-built housing
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Annabeth Leow
Published Tue, Apr 14, 2020 · 09:50 PM
Singapore
THE for-profit workers' housing industry is due for a shake-up, as the spread of the deadly new coronavirus could prompt the authorities to tighten standards, watchers believe.
With the virus tearing through workers' quarters, eight dormitories had been declared special isolation areas under the law, by Sunday.
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