Voluntary tuberculosis screening for Block 2 Jalan Bukit Merah residents begins

Staff from Sata CommHealth attending to queries from residents at the tuberculosis screening station on May 27, 2022. ST PHOTO: GIN TAY
Residents queue for tuberculosis screening at the Queenstown Hock San Zone Residents’ Committee Centre on May 27, 2022. ST PHOTO: GIN TAY
Residents seen at the tuberculosis screening station located at the Queenstown Hock San Zone Residents' Committee Centre. ST PHOTO: GIN TAY
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SINGAPORE - Residents and business owners in Block 2 Jalan Bukit Merah trickled in for voluntary tuberculosis (TB) screening on Friday (May 27), with those who turned up saying they were not alarmed about the situation.

When The Straits Times visited Queenstown Hock San Zone Residents' Committee Centre at 9am, where the screening will be done till next Tuesday, a queue of more than 10 people had already formed, but the crowd thinned out before 1pm.

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