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SINGAPORE: Authorities ordered a bar located on Circular Road to be temporarily closed for the second time after it was found to be in breach of COVID-19 security measures again.
On October 10, agents found a group of eight clients in Los Amigos violating safe management measures, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said in a press release.
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Customers from different groups were also sitting and standing less than a meter apart at the bar.
Customers from different groups were also sitting and standing less than a meter apart at the bar. (Photo: URA)
“This is not the first time that enforcement actions have been taken against Los Amigos for violations of security management measures,” said URA.
In July, Los Amigos was fined and ordered to close for 10 days. Despite this, URA said “multiple and repeated breaches” of security measures were still found.
“The operator has been informed that this is unacceptable,” the authority said.
Los Amigos was ordered to close for 20 days, starting October 21.
OTHER RESTAURANTS FINED FOR BREACH OF SECURITY MEASURES
Three other food and beverage establishments were also fined for violating COVID-19 security measures, URA said.
The Forum Seafood Village restaurants on Boat Quay and Xiang Signature on Liang Seah Street allowed a group of more than five customers to enter their restaurants. Both were fined S $ 1,000 each.
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Another F&B location on Robertson Quay, Kanpai 789, was also fined S $ 2,000 for repeat offenses.
URA said action has been taken against errant customers, with 13 people fined S $ 300 each.
“We urge clients to be socially responsible and observe safety management measures,” said URA.
He added that he will not hesitate to take coercive actions against both employers and operators who do not comply with the measures.
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to modify the locations of two of the establishments. The first was wrongly stated. For the second, URA clarified that while the controls were being carried out in the Boat Quay area, one of the establishments that violated security measures was located in another place.
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