THE EXEMPLAR
Associate professor ong biauw chi, 58
Chairman of the Medical Board at Sengkang General Hospital Senior consultant, Department of Anaesthesiology
It was close to 2pm on a swelteringly hot Friday afternoon. Professor Ong was spending her lunch hour at The Leo dormitory in Kaki Bukit, which houses about 4,100 migrant workers in 365 units. Each unit can accommodate up to 12 people.
The hospital’s medical board chairman had popped over to check on her team there. She went from station to station, coaching her staff on swabbing techniques and even stopping to draw blood samples from the migrant workers herself.
After an hour, satisfied with what she had seen, she moved out of the “red zone” – the area where full personal protective equipment (PPE) is mandatory – and started the doffing (removal)
