Singapore: Almost 140 firms told to stop on-site operations after serious breaches of Covid-19 measures


Some companies had also failed to implement safe distancing measures at workstations and meeting rooms, such as not spacing chairs 1m apart. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, Feb 6 (The Straits Times/ANN): Close to 140 firms were told to cease on-site operations after serious breaches of Covid-19 workplace safe management measures introduced in March last year.

Over 280 firms were fined for failing to adhere to the measures, after an inspection of more than 36,000 workplaces since last March, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said in a Facebook post on Saturday (Feb 6).

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