Volunteers eating at the Singapore Expo community care facility (CCF) will now be separated by a clear screen, one of many protective measures put in place in response to infections emerging at the facility. Four healthcare workers and volunteers have been infected by the coronavirus as of last Thurs – the largest number at any CCF. While healthcare workers and volunteers from organisations such as Parkway Pantai, SingHealth, SAF and Woodlands Health Campus look after the medical needs of patients, RWS is the facility’s MA. RWS handles much of the day-to-day administrative work, while 2,100 staff volunteer in non-medical roles such as cleaning, meal mgmt, and admitting and discharging patients. RWS told ST it has boosted protective measures, including setting up screen dividers at all dining tables and work stations. It has also implemented a strict segregation of teams to specific work and rest areas, ensuring that each volunteer eats alone and at staggered times instead of in groups. Volunteers have been assigned to conduct checks to ensure other volunteers practise safe distancing at all times.... Continue Reading