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The Police are investigating 15 persons, aged between 21 and 30, for alleged non-compliance with safe distancing measures under the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020.

On 23 June 2020, at about 2.25am, the Police received a report informing that there were people entering and exiting a pub located along Serangoon Garden Way. When officers arrived, they found 15 subjects allegedly gathering in the pub.

Investigations revealed that the pub was not in operation at that time and was purportedly used for a private gathering between the 15 persons. According to Regulation 6(1) of the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020 on the prohibition of social gatherings, an individual must not gather with any other individual outside of the individual's ordinary place of residence for a purpose that is not performing work in a cohort that consists of more than five people.

Thirteen persons, aged between 21 and 30, will be charged in court on 6 September 2021 with Regulation 6(1) of the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020, which is an offence punishable under Section 34(7)(a) of the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020. The offence carries a fine not exceeding $10,000, an imprisonment term not exceeding six months, or both.

Investigations into the remaining two persons, aged 26 and 30, are ongoing.

Members of the public are advised to take the prevailing safe distancing measures seriously.