Westgate, Lucky Plaza and Mustafa Centre among places visited by Covid-19 cases while infectious

SINGAPORE — Three malls, namely Westgate, Lucky Plaza and Mustafa Centre, were among more than a dozen places that have been added to a list of public places visited by Covid-19 cases during their infectious period.

In its evening update on the coronavirus situation in Singapore on Thursday (May 27), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said that the infectious persons had been to the following places at various times indicated in the chart below:

MOH said that it would have already notified those 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.

Singapore reported 24 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday. These include 15 locally transmitted cases, of which three were not traced to earlier detected infections.

Of the 15, one case resides in a foreigner work dormitory while the rest are in the community.