Supermarkets in Geylang, Woodlands among places visited by Covid-19 cases while infectious

SINGAPORE — Sheng Siong supermarket in Geylang and the Prime supermarket in Woodlands have been 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, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Friday (April 30) that the infectious persons had visited:

• Royal Taj restaurant at Mess Hall located at 2 Gunner Lane on Sentosa Island on April 18 between 7.40pm and 9.40pm

• Sheng Siong supermarket at 301 Geylang Road on April 21 between 3.25pm and 3.55pm, and on April 28 between 11.25am and 12pm

• Salon 916 at 916 East Coast Road on April 25 between 12.40pm and 2.40pm

• Prime supermarket at 768 Woodlands Avenue 6 on April 26 between 11.30am and 12pm, and on April 26 between 5.25pm and 6pm

• Toys “R” Us, Kopitiam and NTUC FairPrice Xtra supermarket at VivoCity mall on April 26 between 5pm and 9.45pm

• Teppan-Yaki restaurant at Causeway Point mall on April 26 between 7.15pm and 8pm

• Rasa Istimewa Waterfront Restaurant at 6A Admiralty Road West on April 26 between 9.30pm and 10.30pm

• New Odense (S) Confectionery & Bakery at Woodlands North Plaza on April 27 between 11.05am and 11.45pm

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."

Individuals may 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 Friday, MOH reported 24 new cases of Covid-19 in Singapore, nine of which were in the community. The remaining 15 were imported.