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SINGAPORE – A total of 23 food and beverage establishments were caught failing to comply with the safe management measures of Covid-19 during intensified checks by government agencies over the weekend.
Many of these infractions involved groups of more than five people sitting together or mingling between tables, in addition to serving and consuming alcohol after 10.30 p.m., the Ministry of Sustainability and Environment (MSE) said in a statement on Tuesday (15 of September).
Over the weekend, a total of 149 food and beverage establishments in known hot spots were inspected. Police officers also participated in the checks.
The MSE said agencies are reviewing violations and that “appropriate enforcement actions will be taken, including temporary closure of outlets and issuance of fines.”
This comes after Education Minister Lawrence Wong, co-chair of the multi-ministries Covid-19 task force, said last Wednesday that enforcement agencies will intensify controls on food and beverage outlets that disobey the laws. Covid-19 rules.
He said that while most people are complying with these measures, “there are still some infractions that we detect on a daily basis and that usually happen in popular nightspots.”
