National Museum, restaurants across Singapore among 17 places visited by Covid-19 cases while infectious
SINGAPORE — The National Museum of Singapore, as well as restaurants and other eateries across the island, were added to a list of public places that had been visited by Covid-19 cases during their infectious period.
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SINGAPORE — The National Museum of Singapore, as well as restaurants and other eateries across the island, were added 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 in Singapore on Wednesday (Jan 20), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said that the infectious persons had visited:
Shahi Maharani North Indian Restaurant at Raffles City Shopping Centre on Jan 6 between 7.50pm and 9.55pm
Anjappar Indian restaurant at Westgate mall on Jan 10 between 9.30pm and 10.10pm
S111 Eating House at 26A Kallang Place on Jan 14 between 7pm and 7.45pm and Jan 18 between 6.30pm and 7.30pm
Frienzie Bar & Bistro at 10 Tebing Lane in Punggol on Jan 14 between 8.15pm and 10.30pm and Jan 15 between 8.15pm and 10.30pm
Dong Bei Cuisine at 83 Geylang Road on Jan 15 between 7pm and 9.30pm
Anytime Fitness Kovan at Jforte Sportainment Centre in Hougang on Jan 16 between 9am and 11.30am
Al Falah Barakah Restaurant at 363 Joo Chiat Road on Jan 16 between 6.40pm and 7.40pm
Brewerkz bar and restaurant at Riverside Point on Jan 16 between 6.50pm and 9.15pm
Good Cheer Pub at 8 Maju Avenue in Serangoon Gardens on Jan 16 between 8.30pm and 10.30pm
Ananda Bhavan Vegetarian at 95 Syed Alwi Road in Little India on Jan 16 between 9.40pm and 10.20pm
Canopy restaurant at Bishan Park on Jan 17 between 9.40am and 11.20am
National Museum of Singapore on Jan 17 between 11.20am and 1.35pm
Angel & Devil bistro at 22 Keong Saik Road in Chinatown on Jan 17 between 2.10pm and 4.35pm
Sun Beauty House at 3 New Bugis Street on Jan 17 between 3.50pm and 4.55pm
Puteca Abate bistro at The Working Capitol, located at 1 Keong Saik Road, on Jan 17 between 4.35pm and 10pm
Upper Boon Keng Market & Food Centre on Jan 18 between 1pm and 2pm
Prata Wala eatery at Jurong Point on Jan 19 between 11.50am and 12.55pm
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 also 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 Wednesday, MOH reported 40 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, four of them in the community. The remaining 36 are imported infections.