SINGAPORE - From spaced-out queues to enter malls to the use of alternate stools at hawker centres, safe distancing was largely in place across the island on Friday , as strict new regulations kicked in to limit crowds and minimise close contact in public areas.
Those who intentionally sit less than 1m away from another person in a public place or on a fixed seat marked as not to be occupied or who stand in a queue less than the same distance away from another person will now also be guilty of an offence. But engineer Tan Chin Lee, 40, who sat next to her two colleagues, noted that leaving a seat empty between them would not be enough to form a 1m gap.Malls and standalone stores, already hit by slower footfall over the last two months, have had to reduce their operating capacity to avoid having more than one person per 16 sq m of usable space at any time.
"We expect delays during peak periods - particularly weekend afternoons - and ask our visitors to be understanding," a spokesman said.
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