Punggol Plaza, FairPrice at Kallang Wave Mall among places visited by Covid-19 cases while infectious

SINGAPORE — The Punggol Plaza mall, as well as a supermarket at the Kallang Wave Mall, was 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 Monday (Feb 8), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said that the infectious persons had visited:

• FairPrice Xtra supermarket at Kallang Wave Mall on Jan 29 between 9.50am and 10.30pm

• Sheng Siong supermarket at Block 312A Sumang Link in Punggol on Feb 1 between 7.30pm and 8.15pm

• Punggol Plaza mall on Feb 3 between 4pm and 4.40pm and on Feb 5 between 11.10am and 11.55am

• DonBaasha 24hrs Restaurant at 3 St George’s Road on Feb 5 between 2am and 4.30am

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 cases of Covid-19 in Singapore, two of which are in the community. The remaining 20 cases are imported.