Supermarkets in Tampines, Marsiling hawker centre among places visited by Covid-19 cases while infectious

SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday (June 30) added four locations to a list of public places that had been visited by Covid-19 cases when they were infectious. They include Marsiling Lane Market & Cooked Food Centre and One Supermarket in Tampines.

In its evening update on the coronavirus situation in Singapore, the ministry said that the infectious persons had visited:

• Marsiling Lane Market & Cooked Food Centre at 20 Marsiling Lane on June 16 between 7pm and 8pm, on June 28 between 12pm and 1pm, and again between 5.30pm and 6.30pm 

• Sheng Siong Supermarket at 506 Tampines Central 1 on June 26 between 11.30am and 12pm

• One Supermarket at 201B Tampines Street 21 on June 27 between 9am and 9.30am

• Chang Cheng Mee Wah Coffeeshop at the Northlink Building in Admiralty on June 27 between 11.30am and 12.30pm

MOH also said that the McDonald’s outlet at Tampines Mart was visited by an infectious person on June 28. The outlet was also previously visited by an infectious person on June 25.

The ministry 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," 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."

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 Tuesday, MOH announced 246 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore. Of these, one was an imported case, five were identified as cases in the community while the remaining 240 were foreign workers staying in dormitories.