SINGAPORE – A Mexican restaurant in Circular Road has been issued an order to close its premises for 20 days after breaching Covid-19 safe management measures multiple times.
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) told The Straits Times on Friday (Oct 23) that this is the longest closure it has issued to an F&B outlet so far.
The Los Amigos restaurant was ordered to close from Wednesday to Nov 10.
The URA said its officers on Oct 10 saw different groups of customers at the restaurant standing less than one metre apart from one another, and a gathering of eight people.
Since phase 2 of Covid-19 measures began on June 19, groups are required to keep a distance of at least 1m from one another in public and gatherings of more than five are not allowed.
This is the second time Los Amigos has been taken to task. It was previously fined $1,000 and ordered to close for 10 days in July for having gatherings of more than five on its premises.
Another food and beverage (F&B) outlet, Kanpai 789, was fined $2,000 for not ensuring that customers from different groups stood less than one metre apart from one another.
The eatery in Robertson Walk was previously fined $1,000 during the circuit breaker period in April when staff were found not to be wearing masks properly.
Two other F&B outlets – Forum Seafood Village Restaurant in Boat Quay and Xiang’s Signature Hunan Cuisine in Liang Seah Street – were each fined $1,000 for admitting groups of more than five into their premises.
Thirteen individuals were also fined $300 each for gathering in groups of more than five in the Boat Quay area.
URA reiterated that it will not hesitate to take enforcement actions against both patrons and operators who do not comply with safe management measures.