SINGAPORE – The Geylang Serai Market shall be closed for 3 days from Monday (Nov 1) until Wednesday, after Covid-19 circumstances had been detected there over the previous seven days.
Fliers posted on the market by the Nationwide Atmosphere Company (NEA) mentioned the venue can be closed to facilitate deep cleansing and disinfection of the premises.
The fliers don’t state the rationale for the closure.
Nevertheless, a message circulating on WhatsApp mentioned the closure comes after Covid-19 circumstances had been detected there.
Shopkeepers had been left in disarray as rumours of the closure began floating round on social media on Saturday afternoon and had been confirmed by NEA officers on the market on Sunday morning.
Third-generation butcher Mohamad Shahid, 32, mentioned a lot of his neighbouring stallholders had been trying ahead to an uptick in enterprise forward of the Hindu pageant of Deepavali, which falls on Nov 4 this 12 months.
“Lots of the outlets right here like mine are promoting mutton, and, on this interval, they normally get loads of prospects from the Hindu neighborhood,” mentioned Mr Shahid.
He added that many stallholders bemoaned the closure of the market simply days earlier than the pageant.
Mr Shahid mentioned there have been lengthy queues of shoppers ready to enter the market on Sunday morning, however that by 1pm, there have been no prospects to be seen available in the market, and lots of outlets had closed.
The Straits Occasions has contacted NEA and the Ministry of Well being for feedback.
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