Upper Boon Keng food centre and business park at Chai Chee visited by Covid-19 cases while infectious

SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Saturday (Sat 23) added two new locations 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 here, MOH said that the infectious persons had visited:

• ESR BizPark @ Chai Chee (750 Chai Chee Road) on Jan 17 between 7.30pm and 8.25pm

• Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre (17 Upper Boon Keng Road) on Jan 15 between 12pm and 1pm

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 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 Saturday, MOH reported 10 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, all of which were imported.