A statement issued on Tanah Merah Country Club's (TMCC's) website informed the public that a grass cutter has been confirmed with Covid-19.

A grasscutter contracted Covid-19

According to the club's General Manager, Kok Min Yee, the country club was informed on Sunday afternoon (April 5) by their Grass Cutting Contractor, M/s BSG Construction, that three staff members had tested positive for the virus.

Of these three workers, one of them conducted grass cutting works at TMCC's Tampines Course.

He was working on the golf course on April 1 morning.

It is unsure if this worker is one of the 120 cases reported on April 5 evening.

Course and clubhouse closed on April 5 evening

The golf course was closed for maintenance that morning, and Kok assured members that the worker's movement was "confined only to the Tampines course".

The worker was not in contact with the wider maintenance crew or country club members, the statement added.

As a precautionary measure, the Tampines Course and Clubhouse was also closed on April 5 evening, before the start of circuit breaker period.

The Tampines Golf Maintenance Workshop and Tampines Halfway on Hole #7 has also been disinfected.

The country club is now closed until May 4, but members of the public can still take away food from its F&B outlets.

Top photo via TMCC website