A netizen shared a video about a group of people having a party inside their office, with about 10 persons gathering, according to the netizen.
According to Lianhe Zaobao, the offending group is allegedly from a local funeral company, Singapore Funeral Group Pte Ltd, and the lion dance performers that they hired were also allegedly not wearing their masks during their performances at the said location.
The incident purportedly happened on 4 February last week.
The group of about 10 people were seen in the video posing with their ang paos and singing the legendary Hokkien song “Ai Pia Jia Eh Yia”.
They were seen in the video gathering around the table to play poker as well.
A person from the funeral company who is believed to be in charge, spoke to the Chinese paper saying that they were having a short “starting work” celebration.
He said that the colleagues had worked hard during the pandemic and he had hoped to thank everyone by giving them ang paos.
He also added that they are regularly tested and that everyone was drinking, hence the taking off of the masks.
Potential penalties
Breach of safe distancing measures
First-time offenders who breach safe distancing measures are fined $300.
For non-compliance with safe management measures under the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020, offenders may be jailed for up to six months, fined up to S$10,000, or both.
Not wearing masks
If they are caught by the Police for not wearing a mask or not wearing a mask properly they can be charged under the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020.
Penalties include a fine of up to SGD$10,000 and jail for up to six months.