Al-Azhar restaurant at Bukit Timah, VivoCity among places visited by COVID-19 cases

Fifteen locations, including the popular Al-Azhar restaurant at Bukit Timah and the Haidilao Hot Pot restaurant at VivoCity, were added onto the list of places visited by COVID-19 cases while infectious. 

Other locations added onto the list by the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Wednesday (May 12) include the Tangs department store at VivoCity, the Anytime Fitness club in Choa Chu Kang, Hougang Mall and the Fengshan Market and Food Centre at 85 Bedok North Street 4.

The Kopitiam at Changi Airport Terminal 3 was also added to the list, after it was visited five times between May 5 and May 9. The location was also added to the list on Tuesday. 

The full list of locations and its details are: 

1. Sheng Siong supermarket at Block 720 Clementi West Street 2 on Apr 28, 1pm to 2pm
2. Cafe Amazon Singapore at Jurong Point on Apr 29, 2pm to 4pm 
3. Srisun Express at 56 Serangoon Garden Way on Apr 30, 8am to 8.40am
4. Cold Storage supermarket at West Mall on Apr 30, 6pm to 7pm
5. Jia Wei Chinese Restaurant at Grand Mercure Singapore Roxy Hotel on Apr 30, 7.30pm to 9pm
6. Anytime Fitness club at 190 Choa Chu Kang Avenue 1 on Apr 30, 8.45pm to 9.45pm; and May 4, 5.50pm to 6.50pm
7. Tangs department store at VivoCity on May 1, 6.30pm to 7pm
8. Haidilao Hot Pot at VivoCity on May 1, 7.30pm to 9.30pm
9. Central Thai restaurant at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on May 3, 6.40pm to 8.35pm
10. Kopitiam at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on May 5, 3.30am to 4.10am; May 6, 6.35pm to 7.45pm; May 7, 12pm to 9pm; May 8, 12pm to 9pm; and May 9, 12pm to 9pm
11. Changi Cycling Singapore at 4 Changi Village Road on May 7, 1.05pm to 2pm
12. Hougang Mall on May 7, 2.50pm to 3.50pm\
13. Street 82 Coffee House at Block 844 Tampines Street 82 on May 7, 7pm to 8pm
14. Fengshan Market and Food Centre at 85 Bedok North Street 4 on May 8, 8.30am to 9am
15. Al-Azhar Restaurant at 11 Cheong Chin Nam Road on May 9, 2.30am to 3am

The list excludes residences, workplaces, healthcare facilities and public transport.

Those identified as close contacts of confirmed cases would have been notified by MOH.

Individuals who were at those locations during the specified timings should monitor their health closely for 14 days from the date of their visit. They should see a doctor 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.

There is no need to avoid places where there have been confirmed cases of COVID-19 as the National Environmental Agency will engage the management of affected premises to provide guidance on cleaning and disinfection.

There were 16 new COVID-19 infections reported on Wednesday, including 10 community cases. 

Seven community cases are linked to the Changi Airport cluster, which now has 25 cases. It is the second largest cluster after the Tan Tock Seng Hospital cluster, which has 44 cases. 

The only unlinked case on Wednesday was a 33-year-old man who works as an operating theatre nurse at the Sengkang General Hospital.