Golden Village cinema in Yishun, Northpoint City mall among places visited by Covid-19 cases while infectious

SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) added five 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 on Thursday (Feb 4), MOH said that the infectious persons had visited:

• Shivam Restaurant at 87 Syed Alwi Road in Little India on Jan 21 between 7.25pm and 8.35pm

• Northpoint City mall in Yishun on Jan 22 between 5.35pm and 7pm

• Hall 6 of Golden Village cinema in Yishun on Jan 22 between 7pm and 9pm

• Hall 1 of Golden Village cinema in Yishun on Jan 30 and 31 between 10pm and 12am

• Pizza Hut restaurant at Sun Plaza mall in Sembawang on Feb 1 between 5.10pm and 6.15pm

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."

MOH added that 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 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 Monday, MOH reported 22 new imported cases of Covid-19 in Singapore. There were no cases in the wider community.