Safe distancing rules still a work in progress for some businesses days after announcement

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Safe distancing rules still a work in progress for some businesses days after announcement
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IN PICTURES: Several retail and F&B outlets in Singapore have implemented safe distancing measures to help prevent the spread of COVID19. However, some businesses say they have not yet been able to do so

This is due to space and time constraints, according to some businesses that spoke to CNA. Nevertheless, they said they understood the importance of these new measures and are working to implement them in the coming days.

“We haven’t started yet. We are still waiting for HQ to approve all the measures,” said Ms Siaw. The tape markings will indicate the 1m distance customers should stand apart from each other. While the usually-packed mall was significantly emptier, this was probably due to the timing, said Mr Kandasamy Murugesan, who manages the cashiers.

Tape markings that are a metre apart were also in place at several Starbucks outlets that CNA visited. "The area around our display and cashier area is quite narrow so having customers stand 1m apart will mean having our tapes outside of our store, which we are unsure if we are able to do so," the employee said in Mandarin.

“All the agencies are taking this very seriously, following up with these F&B outlets," he said at a morning media briefing. However, the measures are critical in safeguarding public health and must be implemented for the country to overcome the outbreak, Mr Chan added. But while it has managed to roll out these measures fairly quickly, Ms Khoh said businesses could have been given more time for planning and "clearer milestones" that can be achieved in stages.

Given that most of his retail stores are between 96 to about 300 sq ft, Mr Wong said it was “very difficult” for his team to map out markings on the floor to ensure customers were kept 1m apart.While his team managed to do so by Sunday morning, Mr Wong has reached out to his various landlords for approval to shutter his stores for seven days.

“As business leaders, we need to strike a balance between minimising the health risks of our frontline employees while mitigating the business risks during this period,” he said, noting that landlords providing further rental rebates and wage support from the Government will be crucial for retailers like him.

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