The Ministry of Sustainability and Environment (MSE) said in a statement on 28 January that several businesses were ordered to close for breaches of Covid-19 rules.
Among the establishments ordered to shut is Candy K-Bar at Somerset Road, for allowing a social gathering above the allowed group size and alcohol consumption past 10.30pm, and they also provided a KTV system and dart games to their customers.
The customers subsequently tested positive for Covid-19 and went on to infect 10 other persons.
Candy K-bar was ordered to close for 20 days.
Ordered to close
26 other businesses were also ordered to close temporarily for breaches against Safe Management Measures.
Among them included York Hotel at Mount Elizabeth, which allowed a social gathering above the allowed group size during a staycation.
Fragrance Hotel at Balestier was ordered to suspend new room bookings for 10 days after they were found to have allowed patrons on Stay Home Notice to leave their rooms, as well as not making sure that people who entered the premises had their temperature taken.
The businesses ordered to close are as follows:
1. Alankar Restaurant at Dunlop Street
2. Alter Ego at Raffles Avenue
3. BK Eating House at South Bridge Road
4. Burger King at Plaza Singapura
5. Candy K-Bar at Somerset Road
6. Eno-Oka Japanese Restaurant at Jalan Besar
7. Fragrance Hotel Balestier
8. Friends Bistro Bar at Orchard Road
9. Go Ang Pratunam Chicken Rice at Nex
10. Gui Fei Ji at People’s Park Centre
11. Halfpipe Skate Bar at Somerset Road
12. Inasal at Lucky Plaza
13. Komma at PLQ Mall
14. Lady Wu at The Offshore Building
15. Li Zhi Lai Jie Jia at Geylang Road
16. Lu La at Ann Siang Road
17. Mr Boss Disco at Golden Mile Tower
18. Phaya Chalawan Corner at Golden Mile Complex
19. Rooftop Cafe & Bar at Jalan Kilang Barat
20. Sake Labo at Stanley Street
21. Sanook Kitchen at Parkway Parade
22. Soi Happi Thai Food Bistro and Bar at Claymore Drive
23. The Eastern at Geylang Road
24. York Hotel at Mount Elizabeth
25. Yellow Goldenland at Peninsula Plaza
26. Xing Hua Xing at Geylang Road
27. Warm BBQ at Geylang Road
Repeat offenders
29 other businesses were also fined for failing to ensure safe distancing between their customers, failing to check the customers’ vaccination status and failing to ensure their staff wore face masks.
6 of the offending establishments were repeat offenders, namely:
Cash Studio Family Karaoke at Eunos Road,
Club Luxe at Upper Weld Road,
Fluff Stack at Tampines One,
Ocean Star Bar & Grill at Orchard Road,
One15 Marina Club at Cove Drive and
Whisk Group at Tebing Lane.
Breach of SMMs
The businesses fined for safe management breaches are as follows:
1. 3 Hot Shot Cafe & Bar at Orchard Road
2. Belle-Ville Pancake Cafe at Hillion Mall
3. BaoBao Food Court at Orchard Road
4. Bayside Drinks & Eats at Fullerton Road
5. Bizen at Funan
6. Cash Studio Family Karaoke at Singapore Post Centre
7. Cedele Bakery Kitchen at Raffles City Shopping Centre
8. Chef Kiosk by Chef at KINEX Mall
9. Club Luxe at Upper Weld Road
10. Concorde Hotel and Shopping Mall
11.Dondaebak at Kreta Ayer Road
12. Fluff Stack at Tampines One
13. Fortune Garden at Pagoda Street
14. Gangnam Story at Orchard Road
15. Ichikukodo Ramen at PLQ Mall
16. Jollibee at Paya Lebar Square
17. KFC at PLQ Mall
18.Legendary Hong Kong at Jurong Point
19. Nyonya Deli at Bukit Timah Plaza
20. Ocean Star Bar & Grill at Orchard Road
21. One15 Marina Club at Cove Drive
22. Reddot Kitchen at Dunlop Street
23. Song Fa Bak Kut Teh at Northpoint City
24. The Great Madras at Madras Street
25. The Original Vadai at Joo Chiat Road
26. The Original Boat Noodle at Causeway Point
27. The Soup Spoon at AMK Hub
28. Treasure Vegetarian Restaurant at South Bridge Road
29. Whisk Group at Tebing Lane