A promoter working at Robinsons The Heeren was allegedly diagnosed with Covid-19 and the place was professionally disinfected last night (Mar. 9).

According to a Mar. 9 letter seen by Mothership, the promoter worked in Robinsons from Feb. 28 to Mar. 3.

She was diagnosed six days later on Mar. 9.

According to the letter, which was signed by Director of Robinson and Company (Singapore), Danny Lim, the promoter is linked to the SAFRA Jurong cluster.

Promoter passed store's temperature checks

Lim said the the promoter did not display any symptoms while working in the store and had passed the store's "rigorous temperature checks".

"Accordingly, we have closed the store early and will be professionally disinfecting the entire store from 11pm onwards today (Mar. 9). This was the earliest available appointment for professional disinfecting," said Lim.

Lim added in his letter that the store has undergone (and will continue to undergo) daily disinfection ever since the DORSCON level was raised to Orange.

Temperature checks and travel declaration will continue, Lim said.

Mothership has confirmed with The Heeren's management office that Robinsons is closed today (Mar. 10).

Here's the letter that was circulating on WhatsApp:

Robinsons' statement

In response to queries by Mothership, Robinsons confirmed that Robinsons The Heeren was closed as of Monday (Mar. 9) for disinfection by a professional company:

"All staff working at Robinsons The Heeren were asked to go home as a precautionary measure. Contact tracing is on-going and all staff that has been in close contact with the affected promoter are being asked to self-quarantine for 14 days. We are also closely monitoring their health updates."

The company added that it has implemented mandatory precautionary measures such as:

1. Temperature checks twice a day. Any employee who has a temperature of more than 37.5°C will be sent to the health authorities and will not be allowed to enter stores.
2. Recording self-declaration of staff travel history, and to take a leave of absence if they have travelled to any affected regions
3. Providing surgical masks and sanitizers for employees
4. Sanitising the company premises every two hours.

"We will be continuing all precautionary measures taken thus far, and Robinsons The Heeren will resume its business as usual on Wednesday (Mar. 11)," said the company.

Total number of Covid-19 cases in Singapore at 160

10 new cases of Covid-19 were announced on Mar. 9, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Singapore to 160.

Of these 160, 36 cases are linked to the SAFRA Jurong cluster. It is the biggest cluster of Covid-19 in Singapore so far.

Top image by Joshua Lee.