SINGAPORE - Conditions at a foreign worker dormitory in Punggol could have been better maintained while it was beingturned into an isolation area, said Minister of State for Manpower Zaqy Mohamad on Tuesday (April 7).

Acknowledging challenges at the start, Mr Zaqy told Parliament that his ministry is coordinating efforts to take care of foreign workers at both S11 Dormitory @ Punggol and Westlite in Toh Guan, which were both declared isolation areas on Sunday.