Eateries at Changi Airport terminals 1, 3 visited by Covid-19 cases while infectious
SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Sunday (Jan 31) added eateries at Changi Airport terminals 1 and 3 to a list of public places that were visited by Covid-19 cases during their infectious period.
SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Sunday (Jan 31) added eateries at Changi Airport terminals 1 and 3 to a list of public places that were visited by Covid-19 cases during their infectious period.
The infectious person or persons had visited:
Orchis Food Court at Changi Airport Terminal 1 on Jan 23 between 7.40am and 8.40am, and again between 12.20pm and 1.05pm; on Jan 24 between 12.20pm and 1.05pm; on Jan 27 between 9am and 9.30am; and on Jan 28 between 10.35am and 12.25pm
Kopitiam at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on Jan 25 between 4.25pm and 5.20pm
MOH said on Saturday that an aviation screening officer at Changi Airport who met 12 others for tennis days after he developed symptoms of Covid-19 was one of three new locally transmitted cases recorded that day.
The 72-year-old Singaporean is employed by security company Certis Cisco at Changi Airport Terminal 1.
On Friday, MOH said that a testing exercise for some workers at Changi Airport found that none of them were infected with the coronavirus.
The tests were conducted after three community cases tested positive for the more contagious British variant of the coronavirus. The three cases — which include a South Korean work permit holder as well as a Singaporean couple — were found to have been at the airport locations at around the same time.
MOH said on Sunday 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 places during those times, based on their SafeEntry check-in records.
Members of the public do not have to avoid places visited by Covid-19 patients.
The National Environment Agency will engage the management of the affected premises to provide guidance on cleaning and disinfection.
Singapore reported 29 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, all of them imported.