2 people fined for not complying with COVID-19 safe distancing rules: NEA
SINGAPORE: Two people were fined S$300 on Saturday (Apr 11) for not complying with safe distancing rules meant to curb the spread of COVID-19, said the National Environment Agency (NEA).
The two cases were among 34 enforcement actions taken by NEA enforcement officers against those who disregarded the measures at markets and cooked food sections of hawker centres, the agency said.
In the first case, a man who had been loitering at a pavilion near the market and hawker centre at Block 341 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 refused to leave despite being told to do so, prompting police to be activated.
The man’s particulars were recorded and he was issued a written warning before leaving, however the man later returned after the police left. He would be issued with a S$300 fine, NEA said.
In the second case, a man who was sitting on an unsecured chair within a hawker centre at Block 538 Bedok North Street 3 was advised to leave by NEA officers after it was found he was not waiting for any food orders.
However, he refused to comply and hurled vulgarities at the officers, before flinging the chair against the wall outside the hawker centre. Police assistance was called in and the man was fined S$300.
