Stricter safe distancing regulations from the Ministry of Health (MOH) have kicked in today (Mar 27), in an effort to combat the Covid-19 pandemic in Singapore.

Gatherings outside of school or work must have no more than 10 people, and people must maintain a distance of one metre from each other in these non-transient settings . Anyone who fails to do so could face a fine of up to $10,000 or a jail term of up to six months, or both.

Entertainment venues like clubs, bars and cinemas are closed from Mar 27 to Apr 30. Enrichment activities or tuition classes for children below 18 years old are also banned in the same period. While malls, museums, gyms and restaurants may still operate, they have to restrict operating capacity to no more than one person per 16sqm of space.

Here's what went down today when the new measures kicked in islandwide.

All 12 Frasers Property malls — including Changi City Point, The Centrepoint and Northpoint City — will issue entry slips to shoppers. QR codes on the tickets are scanned upon entry and exit to keep track of numbers.
Middle pic: Instagram/@berngian

Limited entry points to the mall and carparks, and barricades and signages were in place around the mall. The ION Sky observation deck is temporarily closed.

Several exits were closed, and seats around the mall, such as those around the indoor fountain, were clearly marked out to maintain a distance of one metre between people.

Queues were seen at the malls entrances.
​​​​​​​Photo: Instagram/@dk_natalia_dk

The mall in Serangoon takes a more high-tech approach in keeping track of numbers, as captured by Twitter user @EvansDando. Nex has also limited entry and exit points to three, and are restricting the number of vehicles entering the mall’s car park.
Photo: Twitter/@EvansDando

Singapore Pools outlets, like this one in Bishan, have also marked out spots for customers to queue.

Seats not meant for use are clearly demarcated, according to these pics from Twitter user @anushreetj.

Yellow marks the spot to stand when you’re in line to pay for your hot dogs and ice-cream at the store’s snack stand.

It may just boil down to luck—and social responsibility— when it comes to safe distancing on public transport.
Photos: Instagram/ [at] sora.bunny, Twitter/@steampolyglot

The now-familiar yellow lines at Fairprice cashier queues.

Restricted entry and exit points at JEM.
Photo: Instagram/ [at] sora.bunny

The Bukit Panjang mall has closed several entrances in B1 and on Level 1, and put up signs and barricades to mark out designated routes.
Photos: Hillion Mall Facebook page