IMM, Clementi Mall, Giant supermarkets in Woodlands among places visited by Covid-19 cases while infectious

SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Monday (June 8) added seven locations — among them two Giant supermarkets in Woodlands and a Korean fast food restaurant in Clementi Mall — 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 said that the infectious patients had visited:

• IMM shopping centre in Jurong East on three separate occasions on May 25 and June 3

• Tanglin Mall on May 29

• 82 Marine Parade Central on May 29

• Yuhua Village Market and Food Centre on May 30

• Giant supermarkets at Woodlands Street 82 and Woodlands Avenue 6 on May 30

• Jinjja Chicken in Clementi Mall on June 2

MOH said that it would have already notified individuals who had been 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," the ministry said.

"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, it added.

On Monday, MOH announced 386 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore. Of these, two were identified as cases in the community while the remaining 384 infections were linked to foreign workers living in dormitories.