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Meltz Resto-Bar, Club V5 Tycoon ordered to shut temporarily for flouting Covid-19 rules during festive period

SINGAPORE — Two food-and-beverage (F&B) outlets have been ordered to shut temporarily, while another three have been fined for flouting safe-management measures to combat Covid-19, after the authorities increased enforcement checks during the year-end festive period.

Meltz Resto-Bar (top) committed various breaches including allowing a group of 10 people to sit at a table, while Club V5 Tycoon (below) allowed patrons to consume alcohol at 11.15pm.

Meltz Resto-Bar (top) committed various breaches including allowing a group of 10 people to sit at a table, while Club V5 Tycoon (below) allowed patrons to consume alcohol at 11.15pm.

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SINGAPORE — Two food-and-beverage (F&B) outlets have been ordered to shut temporarily, while another three have been fined for flouting safe-management regulations to combat Covid-19, after the authorities increased enforcement checks during the year-end festive period.

In an update on Wednesday (Jan 6), the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) said that 15 people were also fined for breaking the rules.

During the festive period, a total of eight F&B outlets were ordered to close, while 26 such shops and 51 individuals were issued fines.

The two F&B outlets ordered to shut most recently were found to have breached regulations during inspections on Dec 31 last year, MSE said.

Meltz Resto-Bar along Race Course Road allowed a group of 10 people to sit at a table, failed to carry out temperature screening for customers and did not roll out the SafeEntry digital check-in system.

The Singapore Tourism Board has ordered it to close from Jan 1 to 10.

A second F&B outlet, Club V5 Tycoon at Ming Arcade on Cuscaden Road, allowed patrons to consume alcohol at 11.15pm. The sale and consumption of alcohol are banned at eateries after 10.30pm. 

The disco, which was allowed to reopen as an F&B store after it obtained a food shop licence, was likewise ordered to close from Jan 1 to 10.

Three other F&B places were each fined S$1,000. They are Club Lux on Orchard Road, Epiphyte bistro on Neil Road and The Connoisseur Concerto cafe at the International Building along Orchard Road.

The breaches included seating groups of patrons less than 1m apart, failing to ensure a 1m distance between customers in a queue, and providing patrons with games despite not being an amusement centre.

Fifteen people were also fined S$300 each for gathering in groups that were larger than those permitted in the second and third phases of Singapore’s reopening. 

On Dec 28 last year, Singapore entered the third phase of its reopening after a partial lockdown to combat the coronavirus, allowing gatherings of up to eight people. 

In the second phase, from June 19 to Dec 27 last year, people could gather in groups of up to five. 

MSE reminded the public that while Singapore has progressed to the third phase, there remains transmission of Covid-19 in the community.

The Ministry of Health said on Tuesday that the number of new cases in the community had increased to 11 in the past week.

MSE said that businesses and the public must continue following the rules to keep community transmissions low.

“We urge everyone to remain socially responsible by keeping group sizes small and wearing a mask at all times at F&B premises, unless drinking or eating. This will help to safeguard public health, while allowing businesses to remain open.”

The ministry added that the authorities would not hesitate to take strong enforcement action against errant operators and individuals who breach the rules.

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