Downtown East, Eastpoint Mall, eateries across the island visited by Covid-19 cases while infectious

SINGAPORE — Downtown East, Eastpoint Mall, as well as eateries across the island, 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 on Friday (Jan 15), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said that the infectious persons had visited:

• Market Square@Downtown East at Downtown East on Jan 1 between 7.15pm and 8.10pm, Jan 2 between 2.35pm and 3.10pm, Jan 5 between 1.20pm and 1.50pm, Jan 12 between 12.30pm and 1.00pm, and Jan 13 between 3.05pm and 3.20pm

• NTUC FairPrice supermarket at Downtown East on Jan 1 between 8.15pm and 9.10pm, Jan 2 between 3.10pm and 4.15pm, and Jan 12 between 1.05pm and 1.35pm

• Compass One mall in Sengkang on Jan 2 between 7.55pm and 8.55pm

• White Sands mall in Pasir Ris on Jan 3 between 1.45pm and 2.45pm

• Yam’s Kitchen at E!Hub@Downtown East on Jan 3 between 7.20pm and 8.45pm, and Jan 6 between 12.35pm and 1.35pm

• Warehouse Club at FairPrice Hub in Upper Jurong on Jan 4 between 2.10pm and 3pm

• Eastpoint Mall in Simei on Jan 4 between 4pm and 6pm

• CityLink Mall at Raffles City MRT Station on Jan 5 between 2.40pm and 3.30pm

• Toast Box cafe at Raffles City Shopping Centre on Jan 5 between 3.30pm and 5pm

• Boon Tong Kee eatery at Compass One mall on Jan 5 between 6.30pm and 7.15pm

• The Palms restaurant at Singapore Swimming Club on Jan 7 between 11.35pm and 12.35pm

• Kaffe & Toast cafe at SingPost Centre on Jan 8 between 11.50am and 12.50pm

• Smiling Happi Feet Reflexology at Eastpoint Mall on Jan 8 from 2.30pm to 3.30pm, and on Jan 13 between 12.45pm and 1.45pm

• McDonald’s at Tampines Mall on Jan 8 between 4.40pm and 5.10pm

• Century Square mall on Jan 8 between 5.15pm and 5.45pm

• Old Lai Huat Seafood Restaurant on Jan 8 between 6.15pm and 7.45pm

• Great Shepherd Assembly church at Tradehub 21 in Boon Lay on Jan 10 between 10.15pm and 11.15pm

• Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre on Jan 10 between 8.15pm and 8.45pm

• iSteaks diner at Tampines 1 mall on Jan 11 between 11.40am and 1.40pm

• Isetan department store at Tampines Mall on Jan 11 between 1.45pm and 2.20pm

• Prime Food & Grocer Supermarket at Century Square mall in Tampines on Jan 11 between 2.25pm and 3.25pm

• Penang Culture eatery at White Sands on Jan 11 between 6pm and 9pm

• Buddy Hoagies Steak & Grill Restaurant at Heartbeat@Bedok complex on Jan 12 between 5.30pm and 10pm

• FairPrice at Eastpoint Mall on Jan 13 between 1.55pm and 2.25pm

• A-One Claypot House eatery at Tampines 1 on Jan 13 between 7.30pm and 9.30pm

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 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 Friday, MOH reported 30 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, one of which was in the community. The remaining 29 were imported.