Singapore
By Ng Hong Siang 17 Jun 2021 10:58PM (Updated: 17 Jun 2021 11:05PM )
SINGAPORE: All employees and tenants at several shops in Redhill and Tiong Bahru will be tested for COVID-19 as authorities investigate cases of infection among people who were there, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thursday (Jun 17).
This is to "disrupt any wider, undetected community transmission", the ministry said.
The locations affected are: 78, 79, 80, 84 and 85 Redhill Lane, 86 Redhill Close, 18 Jalan Membina and Tiong Bahru Yong Tao Hu Coffeeshop at 56 Eng Hoon Street.
A stall assistant at Tiong Bahru Yong Tao Hu was among the 17 new cases linked to the Bukit Merah View cluster on Thursday.
The 73-year-old Singaporean woman, identified as Case 64270, is a workplace contact of another stall assistant at her workplace.
She was placed on quarantine on Jun 14 and tested positive the next day. She has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
FREE TESTS FOR VISITORS
In addition, free COVID-19 tests will also be offered to members of the public who visited those places in the first half of June.
MOH said the free testing applies to people who visited the shops at Redhill Lane and Redhill Close between Jun 1 and Jun 15.
Also eligible are those who visited shops at 18 Jalan Membina between Jun 9 and Jun 15, as well as people who went to Tiong Bahru Yong Tao Hu Coffeeshop between Jun 7 and Jun 14.
Visitors to the listed premises during the specified dates are advised to monitor their health closely and minimise social interactions as far as possible for 14 days from their date of visit.
MOH also encouraged them to see a doctor immediately if they feel unwell.
The coffee shop at 56 Eng Hoon Street appeared nine times on MOH's list of public places visited by COVID-19 community cases during their infectious period.
The Giant Express supermarket at 86 Redhill Close was also on the list.
(Image: MOH)
Singapore reported 20 new COVID-19 community cases on Thursday, including one with no links to previous infections .
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COVID-19 tests for staff, tenants of several places in Redhill and Tiong Bahru after cases detected
Free COVID-19 testing will be offered to those who visited Tiong Bahru Yong Tao Hu Coffeeshop at 56 Eng Hoon Street between Jun 7 and Jun, 14 2021. (Image: Google Street View)By Ng Hong Siang 17 Jun 2021 10:58PM (Updated: 17 Jun 2021 11:05PM )
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SINGAPORE: All employees and tenants at several shops in Redhill and Tiong Bahru will be tested for COVID-19 as authorities investigate cases of infection among people who were there, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thursday (Jun 17).
This is to "disrupt any wider, undetected community transmission", the ministry said.
The locations affected are: 78, 79, 80, 84 and 85 Redhill Lane, 86 Redhill Close, 18 Jalan Membina and Tiong Bahru Yong Tao Hu Coffeeshop at 56 Eng Hoon Street.
A stall assistant at Tiong Bahru Yong Tao Hu was among the 17 new cases linked to the Bukit Merah View cluster on Thursday.
The 73-year-old Singaporean woman, identified as Case 64270, is a workplace contact of another stall assistant at her workplace.
She was placed on quarantine on Jun 14 and tested positive the next day. She has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
FREE TESTS FOR VISITORS
In addition, free COVID-19 tests will also be offered to members of the public who visited those places in the first half of June.
MOH said the free testing applies to people who visited the shops at Redhill Lane and Redhill Close between Jun 1 and Jun 15.
Also eligible are those who visited shops at 18 Jalan Membina between Jun 9 and Jun 15, as well as people who went to Tiong Bahru Yong Tao Hu Coffeeshop between Jun 7 and Jun 14.
Visitors to the listed premises during the specified dates are advised to monitor their health closely and minimise social interactions as far as possible for 14 days from their date of visit.
MOH also encouraged them to see a doctor immediately if they feel unwell.
READ: 17 new COVID-19 cases linked to Bukit Merah View cluster; 20 community infections in total
The coffee shop at 56 Eng Hoon Street appeared nine times on MOH's list of public places visited by COVID-19 community cases during their infectious period.
The Giant Express supermarket at 86 Redhill Close was also on the list.
(Image: MOH)
Singapore reported 20 new COVID-19 community cases on Thursday, including one with no links to previous infections .
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