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Despite these efforts, the virus breached containment, particularly within migrant worker dormitories where dense living conditions facilitated rapid spread. Dormitories housed hundreds of thousands of workers engaged in manual industries such as construction and marine work, often living in close proximity—perfect conditions for transmission. When outbreaks occurred in these settings, they quickly spun out of control, necessitating swift action like mass lockdowns and large-scale testing, including the closure of dormitories housing up to twenty thousand workers.