Assyakirin Mosque in Jurong, Din Tai Fung at Northpoint City mall among places visited by Covid-19 cases while infectious

SINGAPORE — The Assyakirin Mosque in Taman Jurong as well as Din Tai Fung restaurant at Northpoint City mall in Yishun were added 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 in Singapore on Monday (July 27), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said that the infectious patients had visited:

• Sri Murugan Vilas restaurant at 50 Clive Street in Little India on July 15 between 8.25pm and 9.10pm

• Queensway Shopping Centre on July 15 between 4pm and 6.05pm

• Assyakirin Mosque at 550 Yung An Road on July 17 between 1.55pm and 2.35pm

• Kampung Admiralty Hawker Centre on July 17 between 7pm and 8.20pm

• FairPrice supermarket at Kampung Admiralty on July 17 between 8.50pm and 9.35pm

• Ramada by Wyndham Singapore hotel at Zhongshan Park in Balestier on July 21 between 5.30pm and 8.30pm and on July 23 between 5.30pm and 8.30pm

• Din Tai Fung outlet at Northpoint City mall on July 24 between 7.30pm and 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 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 Monday, MOH reported 469 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore. Of these, 15 are imported while two are community cases. The remaining 452 are foreign workers staying in dormitories.