Chinatown Point, NUS canteen visited by Covid-19 cases while infectious
SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Friday (April 16) added two more locations, including a canteen at the National University of Singapore (NUS), 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, MOH said that the infectious persons had visited:
Chinatown Point at 133 New Bridge Road on April 3 between 2.25pm and 4.15pm
Techno Edge Canteen at NUS Information Technology located at 2 Engineering Drive 4 on April 12 between 12.30pm and 1pm
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."
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 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 Friday, MOH reported 34 new cases of Covid-19 in Singapore, two of them in the community. The remaining 32 were imported.
One of the two community cases is a 34 year-old male Indian national who is a senior research fellow at NUS.
The work pass holder had travelled to India and returned to Singapore on March 21, and his Covid-19 tests on March 25, April 3 and April 10 during his quarantine were all negative.
He went to work for one day on April 12, when he had onset of symptoms in the evening while at work. He tested positive for Covid-19 on April 15.
