A satay stall assistant who visited KTV tested positive for Covid-19 and now the entire Toa Payoh Lorong 5 food centre has been ordered to closed for all workers to be tested.
It is understood that the worker got infected after going to a KTV on Sunday, which is believed to be linked to the existing KTV cluster.
The hawker centre received the orders for temporary closure yesterday (14 July) at about 3pm.
The worker was seen working at the stall on Sunday and KTV on the same day, before being diagnosed shortly afterwards.
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According to the Ministry of Health (MOH), they are investigating cases of COVID-19 infection amongst social hostesses who have a recent history of going to various KTV lounges or clubs currently that operate as “F&B outlets”.
This includes close contacts of the hostesses.
MOH said: “Our epidemiological investigations have found that there is likely ongoing transmission at the following premises”:
One Exclusive at 114 Middle Road
Level 9 (L9) at 114 Middle Road
Terminal 10 at Clarke Quay
Club M at 114 Middle Road
These outlets have been instructed to close and undergo deep cleaning.
MOH said that visitors to these premises and similar settings and those who had interacted with social hostesses of any nationality should their health closely for 14 days from their date of visitor interaction.
On Wednesday(July 14) a dispute occurred between two-man led to a bloody end after a 43-year-old man allegedly stabbed a 46-year-old man.
According to the police media release, they were alerted to the stabbing case at a residential unit along Sumang Walk in Punggol at about 3 PM.
Lianhe Zaobao’s reporters were on the scene and a live video was recorded of appears to be a body being carried onto a vehicle.
According to Lianhe ZaoBao, the incident happened at Block 326A Sumang Walk.
Reporters from Lianhe ZaoBao understand from a resident who was staying in the same block saying she heard a dispute at about 2 PM and assumed it was a normal quarrel.
By the time the Police arrived, they found the 46-year-old lying motionless outside of the unit.
The Police said that preliminary investigations revealed that both the victim and the alleged murderer knew it other.
The 43-year-old man will be charged with murder under Section 302(1) of the Penal Code in court tomorrow (July 16). If he is convicted of murder he might face the death penalty.
According to the Police, 3 KTV establishments are currently under investigation for allegedly providing hostesses in their premises.
The Police said that 20 women of different nationals were arrested, they are between the ages of 20 and 34. The 20 women were arrested for their suspected involvement in vice activities and currently investigated by the Police.
The nationalities of the 20 women are Thai, Korean, Vietnam & Malaysia.
The raid was conducted along South Bridge Road, Selegie Road and Geylang road.
“One of the outlets had also allegedly provided dice games, which is a prohibited entertainment activity under the regulation,” said the Police.
The establishments were running under food licenses to operate their KTV, the KTV cluster of covid cases has reached a staggering 53 cases which have caused outrage among many residents in Singapore.
A man who told his wife that he is doing overtime at work has received a message from MOH saying that he has been to Supreme KTV at Far East Shopping Centre.
He told his wife that he was working overtime and therefore will return home late.
Now he does not know how to explain to his wife. In the message, it indicated that he was at Supreme KTV (Far East Shopping Centre) on 7 July at 1759HURS.
KTV hostesses kissing and doing much more
A voice message was also circulating on Whatsapp along with the photo speaking about how KTV hostesses behave in the KTV saying the dangers of the KTV.
The man said that they will kiss, hug and even sometimes S** in the KTV, saying that it is risky in this setting.
According to the latest media release, another 41 new cases were discovered and they are linked to the infamous “Vietnamese Hostesses” KTV cluster. Today (July 14) a total of 56 cases were reported.
Earlier today Minister of Health Ong Ye Kung spoke to reporters and said:
“We knew about cases like that happening in Korea, in Hong Kong nightlife, people coming very close together, some with hostesses, and leading to big clusters.
So we have never allowed such activities for the past more than one year.
“And so any outlets providing hostess services, dice games and all this very close contact, were never allowed, knowing and learning from the experiences of places like Hong Kong and Korea. So for this to now happen has been troubling (and) disappointing.”
Police will take action against the lounges and hostesses
The Police will be taking action against the illegal establishments and hostesses who may have broken the safety rules.
The dream cruise woman who reported to be infected earlier today is also linked to the KTV cluster, which adds up the total amount of cases linked to the KTV cluster to 53.
One of the Vietnam hostesses reported sick on July 11, She was later tested positive and admitted to the hospital. The tracing of her movement indicated that she has been to many different KTV outlets.
It is believed the intermingling of different customers with so many different outlets caused the results we are facing today.
The Health Minister is urging those who have visited the KTV outlets to step forward and get tested asap.
