Amoy Street Food Centre, food court at Nex mall among places visited by Covid-19 cases while infectious
SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thursday (Jan 21) added four more locations to a list of public places that had been visited by Covid-19 cases during their infectious period.
SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) added four more locations to a list of public places that had been visited by Covid-19 cases during their infectious period.
In its evening update on the coronavirus situation here on Thursday (Jan 21), MOH said that the infectious persons had visited:
- NTUC FairPrice supermarket at Joo Chiat Complex on Jan 13 between 11.05 am and 11.55am
- Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre at Block 105 Hougang Avenue 1 (also known as Lorong Ah Soo Food Centre) on Jan 17 between 8.45am and 9.30am
- Food Junction food court at Nex mall in Serangoon on Jan 17 between 6.45pm and 7.30pm
- Amoy Street Food Centre on Jan 18 between 12.10pm and 1.10pm
MOH said that it would have already notified individuals who were identified as close contacts of the confirmed cases.
"As a precautionary measure, persons who had been at these locations during the specified timings should monitor their health closely for 14 days from their date of visit," it added.
"They should see a doctor promptly if they develop symptoms of acute respiratory infection (such as cough, sore throat and runny nose), as well as fever and loss of taste or smell, and inform the doctor of their exposure history."
Members of the public may also access the SafeEntry Location Matching Self-Check service via the TraceTogether mobile application, SingPass app, or at https://wereyouthere.safeentry.gov.sg to check whether they were at these locations during the specified timings, based on their own SafeEntry records.
Members of the public also do not need to avoid places where confirmed cases of Covid-19 have been, MOH said.
The National Environment Agency will engage the management of the affected premises to provide guidance on cleaning and disinfection.
On Thursday, MOH reported 38 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including four in the community. The remaining 34 are imported.