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80 per cent of Jurong Fishery Port workers are fully vaccinated, with 88 per cent having received at least one dose.

This was revealed by Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, Grace Fu, who said that the vaccination rate among workers and tenants of the port was "high".

The Jurong Fishery Port and Hong Lim Market & Food Centre cluster is Singapore's largest active cluster, with 1,072 cases as of Aug. 2, according to the Ministry of Health (MOH).

80 per cent of port workers and tenants fully vaccinated

Fu had visited the port in the early hours of Tuesday (Aug. 3) morning.

In a Facebook post, she noted that the port had "reopened to a flurry of trading activities" and that Singaporeans can expect to see more seafood available in markets.

In comparison, as of Aug. 2, 62 per cent of Singaporeans are fully vaccinated under the national vaccination programme, with 77 per cent who received one dose, according to MOH.

Fu also said that workers at the port have been put on a regular 7-day routine test regime. Seafood traders have also tested negative.

Under current safe management guidelines by the SFA, casual buyers and non-trade visitors are not allowed to enter both Jurong and Senoko fishery ports.

Urges workers to adhere to safe management measures & get vaccinated

After two weeks of closure, Jurong Fishery Port resumed wholesale operations on Monday (Aug. 2).

The port had undergone two rounds of deep cleaning before opening its doors again, according to the Singapore Food Agency (SFA).

Fu said she was "heartened" to see port workers and tenants trying their best to adhere to the new safe measurement measures (SMMs) put in place at the port.

According to a Jul. 28 press release by SFA, some of these new measures include having separate meal and smoking areas, as well as toilet facilities, for different groups of tenants and workers to reduce intermingling.

Unloading activities will also be closely monitored by safe distancing ambassadors and CCTVs.

All fish containers will have to be disinfected prior to collection, and all workers are required to adhere to hand hygiene and sanitation regime, as well as wear masks and gloves when collecting goods, according to the SFA press release.

Fu highlighted in her Facebook post that her ministry will work closely with tenants, workers and trade associations to iron out any issues that they may have with the enhanced measures, and will adjust them if necessary.

She ended her post by saying: "By adhering to the SMMs and getting vaccinated, we can all contribute to making JFP a safer place to work in."

According to The Straits Times, Fu had earlier said in parliament on Jul. 26 that the Jurong Fishery Port cluster likely exploded due to workers intermingling, as well as lapses in mask wearing.

See her Facebook post in full here:

Top photo via Grace Fu's Facebook