6 F&B Outlets Suspended, 3 Fined for Breaching COVID-19 Safety Regulations

Despite the repercussions of COVID-19 rule violations, it appears that some F&B outlets refuse to learn from others’ mistakes…

And some from their own mistakes.

According to TODAYonline, 6 F&B outlets have since been given the suspension verdict, with 3 others facing hefty fines.

6 F&B Outlets Suspended

According to the news report, the 6 suspended F&B outlets are:

1. Club Mao by Barcode at Oriental Plaza
2. Club Bubbery at Oriental Plaza
3. De Luxy at Bugis Cube
4. Kiss Bistro at Boat Quay
5. SK Karaoke Pub at Joo Chiat
6. Steamov Restaurant on Beach Road

The first two, Club Mao and Club Bubbery, are said to have permitted the hosting of groups of customers across different tables on 19 March.

As a result of the safety breach, the former was ordered to close for 30 days from 20 March to 18 April, and the latter from 20 to 29 March.

It should be noted that Club Mao had previously violated pandemic-related rules, and was already suspended once on 12 December 2020.

Meanwhile, De Luxy is guilty of permitting alcohol consumption after 10:30pm.

Under circumstantial rules and regulations, alcohol can only be bought and consumed at eateries before 10:30pm.

Having violated the rule on 24 February, it was subsequently ordered to close for 10 days from 21 to 30 March.

As for the last three outlets, they too allowed the consumption of alcohol after the stipulated timing.

They were shut down from 21 to 30 March.

3 Fined for Breaching COVID-19 Safety Regulations

Moving on, three F&B establishments were ordered to pay for the breach of COVID-19 safety regulations.

Two of them committed repeat offences, and were fined S$2,000. They are Destiny Japanese KTV Pub at Cuppage Plaza and Chinatown Seafood Restaurant on Trengganu Street.

Alankar Restaurant at Dunlop Street rounds off the list with a first-time offence, having seated varying groups of patrons less than 1m apart.

It was subsequently fined S$1,000.

Do Not Test The System

According to TODAYonline, enforcement checks will remain a mainstay for these turbulent times.

As such, affiliated personnel are advised to comply with necessary rules and regulations.

Other Breaches

Several F&B establishments may have done wrong, but it appears that particular individual entities are, too, guilty of such offences.

In a news release on Monday (22 Mar), the police announced that more than 80 people here are being investigated for suspected COVID-19 breaches.

Those arrested in four separate occasions supposedly include 46 men and 37 women, aged 20 to 58.

The accused individuals were allegedly served liquor and provided with public entertainment at office or shophouse units without a valid licence.

In a raid at an office unit along Ubi Avenue 3 on 18 March, the authorities found 18 men and 17 women drinking and socialising, including the four Vietnamese women.

Another 8 men and 7 women, aged between 21 and 38, were allegedly drinking, smoking, and singing in an office unit along Pemimpin Drive in the Bishan area on 25 Feb.

The police believe that the operator even hired three men to be “lookouts” for the group.

Five men and six women aged 20 to 38 also allegedly gathered in another office unit along Jalan Bukit Merah to drink, smoke, and sing on 13 March.

And on 1 March, 12 men and seven women, aged between 21 and 39, were allegedly drinking and singing in a shophouse unit along East Coast Road.

If convicted of breaching COVID-19 laws, these individuals face up to six months in jail, a fine of up to S$10,000, or both.

As for those who employ a foreign employee without a valid work pass, they could be jailed for up to a year, fined between S$5,000 and S$30,000, or both.

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