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Robinsons department store in Jurong East, Hillion Mall among places visited by Covid-19 cases while infectious

Robinsons department store in Jurong East, Hillion Mall among places visited by Covid-19 cases while infectious
24 Jul 2020 11:08PM (Updated: 24 Jul 2020 11:33PM)

SINGAPORE — The Robinsons department store in Jurong East as well the Hillion Mall in Bukit Panjang were 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 Friday (July 24), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said that the infectious patients had visited:

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."

Members of the public do not need to avoid places where confirmed cases of Covid-19 have visited, 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 277 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore. Of these, two are imported while three are community cases. The remaining 272 are foreign workers staying in dormitories.

Source: TODAY
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