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Causeway Point, Mustafa Centre among places visited by Covid-19 cases while infectious

SINGAPORE — Causeway Point and Mustafa Centre malls have been added to a list of public places that had been visited by Covid-19 cases during their infectious period.

SINGAPORE — Causeway Point and Mustafa Centre malls have been 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, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Tuesday (May 4) that the infectious persons had visited:

  • Sheng Siong Supermarket at Block 233 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 on April 25 between 9.10am and 9.40am

  • Causeway Point mall in Woodlands on April 26 between 5.35pm and 8pm

  • Huluruk Myeon House restaurant Velocity@Novena Square mall on April 26 between 6.10pm and 7.40pm

  • Newton Food Centre at 500 Clemenceau Avenue North on April 28 between 6.45pm and 7.15pm

  • Mustafa Centre at 145 Syed Alwi Road on April 29 between 1.35pm and 3pm

  • Collin’s restaurant at Jubilee Square in Ang Mo Kio on April 29 between 7.25pm and 8.15pm

  • Haniffa Private Limited at 118 Dunlop Street on April 30 between 5.20pm and 6.15pm

The Sheng Siong supermarket, Huluruk Myeon House restaurant, Newton Food Centre and Collin’s restaurant listed above were visited by people linked to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital cluster during their likely infectious period. As of Tuesday, the hospital cluster has grown to 40 cases.

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."

Individuals 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 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 Tuesday, MOH reported 17 new cases of Covid-19 in Singapore, five of which were in the community. The remaining 12 were imported.

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