SINGAPORE - In the light of the evolving coronavirus situation in Singapore, the Government on Saturday advised the public to avoid non-essential trips to malls and stay at home.
Requesting the public to take safe distancing seriously, the advisory sent via the Gov.sg WhatsApp channel said the public should visit malls only for essential goods such as food, and keep at least a distance of one metre from others. Singaporeans are also advised to buy food and groceries online and reduce physical interaction, which is critical to curb local transmission of the virus.
Malls and supermarkets have implemented safe distancing measures to regulate the flow of people and limit the spread of the virus.Foreign workers and foreign domestic workers are advised to remain at their residence on their rest days and avoid gathering in public spaces or visiting crowded spaces during this period.
The Ministry of Health announced 49 new confirmed Covid-19 cases in Singapore on Friday, including a new cluster involving three people working at a packet-processing facility at SingPost Centre in Eunos.A total of 183 have recovered, with another 11 being discharged on Friday. Of the 432 still in hospital, most are stable or improving, while 17 are in critical care.
Limited online delivery slots, esp fairprice app. Shld increase its capacity by hiring those who became unemployed due to this crisis...
Increase food delivery slots, more families can order online. They won't need to go out for food then.
wordweed Lock down already
Whether you yourself are afraid of the disease or not please be considerate to your family, friends, the vulnerable grps and HCWs. Please please StayAtHome StayTheFHome. We all have our part to play in this fight.
FYI Only a limited of delivery slots exist for groceries & almost all of them require 3 days' advance booking.
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