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SINGAPORE, Oct 1 (The Straits Times/ANN): Singapore's National Environment Agency (NEA) on Friday urged seniors to avoid dining at hawker centres and to buy takeaway food instead.
The latest advisory for the elderly comes amid the recent rise in Covid-19 cases.
Seniors are at higher risk of developing serious health complications if infected with the coronavirus.
On Thursday (Sept 30), the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) advised seniors and their household members to stay at home for the next four weeks as the Covid-19 situation stabilises.
AIC - a unit of the Ministry of Health - also urged seniors to minimise mask-off activities and to go out only for essential activities.
NEA, in the statement on Friday, said seniors could get family members or household members to help buy food for them.
"They should in particular avoid dine-in meals or chats over drinks at hawker centres at this time," it added.
NEA also urged those visiting markets and hawker centres to comply strictly with any safe management measure (SMM) that has been put in place, including observing safe distancing, adhering to permissible group sizes, and wearing a mask properly at all times.
Masks are to be put on once the meal is finished, NEA added.
It said agencies have received feedback about specific hawker centres where groups tend to linger and flout Covid-19 rules.
It did not say which centres these were.
NEA said it has stepped up its enforcement rounds at markets and hawker centres, and has issued more than 300 fines. It again did not say when the fines were issued.
"Firm enforcement action will be taken when enforcement officers witness SMM infringements... Strict compliance with SMMs protects everyone."
NEA said 98 per cent of hawker stallholders and assistants have been vaccinated, but called for vigilance.
The agency added that it is also working closely with hawkers' associations and town councils to keep hawker centre premises safe. This includes regular deep cleaning and disinfection of these premises.
新加坡,10 月 1 日(海峽時報/ ANN):新加坡國家環境局(NEA)週五敦促老年人避免在小販中心用餐,而是購買外賣食品。
針對老年人的最新諮詢是在最近 Covid-19 病例增加之際發布的。
如果感染冠狀病毒,老年人出現嚴重健康並發症的風險更高。
週四(9 月 30 日),隨著 Covid-19 局勢的穩定,綜合護理機構 (AIC) 建議老年人及其家庭成員在接下來的四個星期內呆在家裡。
衛生部下屬的 AIC 也敦促老年人盡量減少戴口罩的活動,只外出進行必要的活動。
NEA 在周五的聲明中表示,老年人可以讓家人或家庭成員幫助他們購買食物。
“他們應該特別避免此時在小販中心用餐或喝酒聊天,”它補充說。
NEA 還敦促那些參觀市場和小販中心的人嚴格遵守任何已實施的安全管理措施 (SMM),包括遵守安全距離、遵守允許的團體人數以及始終正確佩戴口罩。
NEA 補充說,一旦用餐完畢,就要戴上口罩。
它說,機構已收到有關特定小販中心的反饋,在這些小販中心,團體往往會逗留和藐視 Covid-19 規則。
它沒有說明這些是哪些中心。
國家能源局表示,已加強對市場和小販中心的執法力度,並已開出 300 多張罰單。它再次沒有說明罰款是何時發出的。
“當執法人員目睹 SMM 侵權時,將採取堅決執法行動……嚴格遵守 SMM 可以保護每個人。”
國家能源局表示,98% 的小販攤主和助理已接種疫苗,但呼籲保持警惕。
該機構補充說,它還與小販協會和鎮議會密切合作,以確保小販中心場所的安全。這包括定期對這些場所進行深度清潔和消毒。 |
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