Tiong Bahru eatery, FairPrice outlet in Bukit Merah among places where Covid-19 cases had been while infectious

SINGAPORE — An eatery in Tiong Bahru as well as an NTUC FairPrice outlet in Bukit Merah Central were on Sunday (June 20) added to a list of public places where Covid-19 cases had been during their infectious period.

In its evening update on the coronavirus situation here, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said that the infectious persons had been to:

• St Leaven bakery at Takashimaya on June 6 between 6.45am and 5pm

• Causeway Point mall in Woodlands on June 6 between 4.35pm and 5.10pm

• Tiong Bahru Yong Tao Hu at 56 Eng Hoon Street on June 12 between 6am and 5pm, and on June 14 between 5am and 4.20pm

• NTUC FairPrice at 166 Bukit Merah Central on June 17 between 10.35am and 12.40pm

• Teo Heng KTV Studio at Bedok Point on June 17 between 11am and 1pm

• Market Square@Downtown East on June 17 between 8pm and 9pm

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 Sunday, MOH reported 11 new cases of Covid-19 in Singapore, nine of which were in the community. The remaining two were imported.