Stallholders, shop owners and food delivery workers in Chinatown to get COVID-19 test before Chinese New Year

SINGAPORE: COVID-19 surveillance testing will be extended to cover stallholders, shop owners, those working in the food and beverage industry and food delivery workers operating in the Chinatown area in the leadup to Chinese New Year. The testing - which will be paid for by the Government - will be conducted between Feb 8 and Feb 9, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in a press release on Friday (Jan 22). "While there has been no evidence that these community groups are at higher risk of infection, the Ministry of Health (MOH) will be offering tests to them as they…