Singapore: The National Environment Agency (NEA) said on Wednesday (November 3) that it took enforcement actions against 76 people who violated COVID-19 measures at various hawker centers last week.
Violations include gathering more than two people, failing to maintain a safe distance of 1m, and not wearing masks.
NEA said in a press conference that during the selective inspection between October 27 and November 2, 20 unvaccinated or partially vaccinated people were found dining at the hawker center. It added that their details have been deleted.
Since October 13, the hawker center has adopted differentiated measures for vaccination. Only fully vaccinated people are allowed to eat. Customers who have not been vaccinated can still take away food.
Violation of the differentiated vaccination measures will be given a written warning for the first offender, and a fine of S$300 for the second offender.
NEA said: “Those who commit later may face settlement or court fines.”
It added that diners who refuse to show their vaccination status on the TraceTogether app to safe distance law enforcement officers or provide tokens to scan will have their details deleted.
In the past few weeks, the National Energy Administration has been stepping up inspections of hawker centers.
In its media release, the agency did not specify what enforcement actions it took against the 76 people arrested for violating COVID-19 measures during the latest round of inspections from October 25 to 31.
The agency reminds the public to strictly abide by safety management measures and differentiated measures for vaccination.
When diners do not eat or drink, they should wear a mask-completely cover their nose and mouth.
NEA said: “We seek everyone’s cooperation in the transition to a COVID-19 resilient country.”
