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SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MOH) has ordered Seoul Garden in Tampines Mall to suspend full operations for 10 days starting on Saturday (December 5) for failing to comply with Covid-19 safe handling measures.
During the suspension, the restaurant will not be able to serve customers for dinner or take out, the Health Ministry said in a statement Saturday.
The ministry said it began investigating upon receiving information that a 32-year-old service engineer had tested positive for Covid-19 after having dinner with 12 other family members at the restaurant on November 21.
“Although the family members were seated at separate tables of up to five people per table, investigations revealed that they had mixed with each other.
“The restaurant did not take reasonable steps to avoid intermingling between tables in its facilities,” the ministry said.
He added that investigations against the restaurant, as well as against the 32-year-old man and his family, are ongoing.
“More enforcement action can be taken pending the outcome of the investigations,” he said.
The ministry reiterated that it will not hesitate to take coercive measures against operators and people who do not comply with the safe distancing and safe management measures.
Under the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Act passed in Parliament in April, those found to be in breach of safe management measures face a fine of up to $ 10,000, imprisonment for up to six months, or both. Repeat offenders can be fined up to $ 20,000, imprisoned for up to one year, or both.
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