$3k fine for East Ocean Teochew Restaurant for third breach of Covid-19 measures

It allowed a group of 11 guests from different households to dine together in January this year. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - A popular restaurant at Ngee Ann City has been hit with a fine after it allowed a group of 11 guests from different households to dine together in January this year, flouting Covid-19 regulations that limited group sizes to five people.

On Thursday, East Ocean Teochew Restaurant was convicted of breaching Covid-19 measures and fined $3,000.At the time of the latest offence, group sizes for dining at restaurants were capped at five people as Singapore emerged from an outbreak caused by the Delta variant of the Covid-19 virus. The establishment, known for its Cantonese cuisine and dim sum, occupies a unit on the fifth floor of Ngee Ann City.

They spotted a booking by a customer Chang Pei Ching for a group of 11 customers seated across three tables.Mr Ho had accepted the reservation but he and Mr Lai did not check if the customers were from the same household before allowing them into the premises.

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