Something is not right. If you compare the FWs and local residents infection cases chart , one is hovering at hundreds for weeks and the other is declining to tens. I don't mean to stereotype and it is also not because I have no compassion for the migrant workers, but I have nagging suspicion that the FWs themselves are not taking the CB measures seriously, albeit not all of them.
The government is putting a lot of effort to stop the spread of the virus to the point that it is straining the MOM, MOH and police resources. Some of the staff from MOM have even contracted the virus themselves.
If the FWs are not pulling their weight to contain the virus together, then I say let them go back home. We are in this fight together. If they don't play their part and rather infect themselves so that they get the benefits of free food,lodging, wifi and medical services, please go back home. it is better for both parties.
This pandemic will not disappear completely. But time is not on our side. The longer the lockdown, the more severe it will inflict on our economy. If we cannot curb it at the FW's dormitories completely because the FWs are not playing the part, we will have to be prepared to face a resurgence of the coronavirus in the community once the FWs re-enter into the workforce.
We need to restructure the FWs such that only those FWs who play their part get to stay. Those who flout the CM measures should be sent back home. If not, we will never be able to get out of the vicious cycle.