Police are now trying to find the child's parents after he was found inside a bin in the Bedok neighbourhood in Singapore.
Photos show a man cradling the baby and cleaners inspecting a bin, while police cordons are also in place in the area.
Police said they received a call for help at the block at about 9am and are investigating the matter. Pritam Singh, the leader of the opposition Workers' Party in Singapore, wrote in a Facebook post:"A baby was found alive by one of our town council cleaners in the bin chute."Mr Singh continued:"Had the worker not found the blessed child, he could have been crushed by the compactor where all rubbish is centrally disposed in the precinct."
Singapore is struggling with low birth rates and a fast-ageing population, with the latest data showing the number of births fell to an eight-year low in 2018. There have been 16 cases of abandoned babies in Singapore over the past 10 years, The Straits Times said.
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