Starting from Sunday (Apr 12), people not wearing face masks will not be allowed to enter the 40 markets managed by the National Environment ...
to all residents and the Government has advised people to wear them if they have to leave their homes.
Limiting the crowd capacity of markets is necessary to ensure that there is enough space for people to maintain the 1m separation, especially when patrons are at the stalls making their purchase, said NEA."If the ground situation at these few hotspots does not improve, NEA would consider even stronger measures to reduce crowding both inside and outside these markets."NEA also said patrons should limit their market visits to once a week and on weekdays or non-peak hours on weekends.
A total of 68 enforcement actions were taken against members of the public at markets and cooked food sections of hawker centres on Friday, NEA said.In one case, a market patron claimed to be ignorant of the safe distancing requirements and refused to comply after being told by enforcement officers. In another case, a patron who sat in the cooked food section of a hawker centre while waiting for the spouse became verbally abusive towards an enforcement officer.
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