FairPrice Finest at Changi Airport Terminal 3 visited by Covid-19 case while infectious
Travellers at Changi Airport Terminal 3 in February, 2020.
SINGAPORE — The FairPrice Finest supermarket at Changi Airport Terminal 3 was added 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 on Saturday (Oct 24), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said that the infectious patient or patients had visited the supermarket on Oct 17 between 7pm and 8pm.
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, the ministry added, and said that 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 access the SafeEntry Location Matching Self-Check service via the TraceTogether App, SingPass Mobile, 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.
There is no need to avoid places where confirmed cases of Covid-19 have been, MOH said.
The National Environment Agency will engage the management of affected premises to provide guidance on cleaning and disinfection.
On Saturday, MOH said there were 14 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Singapore, including 11 imported cases and two in the community. The remaining case is a resident in a dormitory.
