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Covid-19 Singapore: A ‘pandemic of inequality’ exposed – BBC News
Life has returned to normal for many in Singapore, but one group of people still remain in lockdown.
Zakir Hossain Khokan has just about had enough.
It’s been weeks since he was last allowed out of the room he shares with 11 others.
The room is bare, except for six metal-framed bunk beds. Clothes and the odd towel hang in front of the beds, providing some semblance of privacy.
“Day and night, we are just inside one room,” he says. “It’s actually torturing our mind. It’s like jail.”
“Then we can’t social distance because there’s no space.”
Having already caught Covid-19, recovered, and g…
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