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SINGAPORE: Six shopping malls and two supermarkets in Singapore were added on Monday (December 21) to the Ministry of Health (MINSA) list of public places visited by community COVID-19 cases during their infectious period.
This follows the first reported community case in Singapore since December 5.
The six shopping centers are Anchorpoint Shopping Center, JCube, Takashimaya, Westgate, Raffles City Shopping Center, and CityLink.
Anchorpoint shopping center appeared twice on the list, on December 9 and 12, with visits to the shopping center’s Starbucks, tcc – The Connoisseur Concerto and Xin Wang Hong Kong Cafe.
Another restaurant, Coffee & Toast on CityLink, appeared on the list on December 19.
The Don Don Donki supermarket on JCube also appeared on the list on December 10, while the Takashimaya department store was visited on December 11.
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The two supermarkets on the list were Prime Supermarket at 91 Jurong West Street, which was visited on December 12, and NTUC FairPrice at 3 Clementi Avenue, visited on December 19.
The full list of locations is as follows:
(Table: MOH)
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Those identified as close contacts of confirmed cases have already been notified by the Ministry of Health.
As a precautionary measure, people who were in these places during the specified hours should monitor their health closely for 14 days from the date of their visit, the ministry said.
“They should see a doctor immediately 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,” added the Ministry of Health .
People can access the SafeEntry Location Matching Self-Check service through the TraceTogether app or SingPass Mobile, or online to check if they were at these locations during specified hours, based on their own SafeEntry records, the ministry said.
He added that there is no need to avoid places where COVID-19 cases have been confirmed.
“The National Environment Agency will involve the administration of the affected facilities to provide guidance on cleaning and disinfection,” the Health Ministry said.
Singapore reported 10 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, bringing the total to 58,432 cases.
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