White Sands, Sun Plaza, Causeway Point among places visited by COVID-19 cases

Twenty-three locations, including White Sands, Sun Plaza and Causeway Point, were added to the list of public places visited by infectious COVID-19 cases on Thursday (May 20).

Other locations include City Plaza, The Seletar Mall, Paya Lebar Square, Woods Square, Peninsula Plaza, United Square Shopping Mall, and Canberra Plaza.

The list of details for the new locations are: 

1. HAO Mart at 308C Punggol Walk on May 6, 10pm to 10.10pm
2. Prime Supermarket at 322 Sumang Walk on May 7, 10.05am to 10.25am
3. Sheng Siong Supermarket at 209 New Upper Changi Road on May 7, 9.30pm to 10.10pm
4. City Plaza at 810 Geylang Road on May 8, 3.20pm to 4pm
5. ANIZ at Golden Landmark Shopping Centre on May 8, 4.25pm to 5pm
6. NTUC FairPrice at White Sands on May 9, 11.30am to 12.35pm; May 18, 1.15pm to 2pm
7. FairPrice Finest at The Seletar Mall on May 11, 1pm to 1.45pm
8. Giant at 376 Bukit Batok Street 31 on May 12, 10.10am to 10.50am
9. Greendot at Paya Lebar Square on May 12, 5.40pm to 6.35pm
10. Saizeriya at Woods Square on May 13, 1.05pm to 2.05pm
11. Bowl & Bowl at HDB Hub on May 13, 2pm to 3pm
12. Peninsula Plaza on May 13, 4pm to 4.40pm
13. Ya Kun Kaya Toast at United Square Shopping Mall on May 14, 8.25am to 9am
14. Food Junction at United Square Shopping Mall on May 14, 1.10pm to 1.50pm
15. Canberra Plaza on May 15, 7am to 4.30pm
16. Causeway Point on May 15, 2.15pm to 4.30pm
17. KFC at 35 Jalan Mas Puteh on May 16, 10am to 10pm; May 17, 10am to 10pm
18. Prime Supermarket at 823 Tampines Street 81 on May 16, 10.15am to 11am
19. NTUC FairPrice at 570B Woodlands Avenue 1 on May 16, 2.05pm to 2.45pm
20. Cash Converters at 710A Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8 on May 16, 2.15pm to 3.25pm
21. Sun Plaza on May 16, 5.45pm to 6.50pm
22. Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery at 88 Bright Hill Road on May 17, 10am to 11.30am
23. NTUC FairPrice at Sun Plaza on May 17. 3.30pm to 4.15pm

The list is exclusive of residences, workplaces, healthcare facilities and public transport.

Those identified as close contacts of confirmed cases would have been notified by the Ministry of Health (MOH).

Individuals who were at these 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 symptoms of acute respiratory infection (such as cough, sore throat and runny nose) develop, 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 has engaged the management of affected premises to provide guidance on cleaning and disinfection.

A total of 41 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Thursday, with 27 in the community.

Among the community cases is a KFC employee working at the outlet along Jalan Mas Puteh in Clementi. She tested positive for COVID-19 on May 19 and was last present at the outlet on May 17.

The KFC employee and five other community cases reported on Thursday are linked to an IT engineer at AbbVie Operations Singapore who first tested positive on May 16. The number of infections in this cluster has now been raised to nine.

There were six unlinked cases on Thursday, including a fourth student from Singapore Polytechnic. 

Singapore Polytechnic is expanding its COVID-19 testing for 2,000 more people. Classes have been moved online since May 18. 

Meanwhile, a 70-year-old man linked to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital cluster died from complications related to COVID-19 on Thursday. He had a history of lung cancer and atrial fibrillation. 

The last time Singapore recorded a COVID-19 fatality was on May 1, when an 88-year-old woman linked to the TTSH cluster died from complications related to COVID-19. Singapore’s COVID-19 death toll is now at 32.