Jem mall, Chong Pang City market and food centre among places visited by Covid-19 cases while infectious

SINGAPORE — The Jem mall in Jurong East, as well as the Chong Pang City Wet Market and Food Centre in Yishun 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 in Singapore on Thursday (Jan 14), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said that the infectious persons had visited:

• Chong Pang City Wet Market and Food Centre at 105 Yishun Ring Road on Jan 9 between 6.30am and 7.30am

• McDonald’s outlet at Sembawang Cottage located at 369 Sembawang Road on Jan 9 between 12.25pm and 1pm

• Jem mall on Jan 9 between 2.25pm and 5.25pm

• Sheng Siong supermarket at Junction Nine mall in Yishun on Jan 10 between 11.15am and 11.50am

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 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 Thursday, MOH reported 45 new Covid-19 cases, one of which is in the community. The remaining 44 are imported cases.