The detection of Covid-19 cases in fishmongers across over 10 markets believed to be transmitted from the Jurong Fishery Port prompted the government to shut down fresh fish and seafood stalls across the island on Sunday (July 18) morning.
The move came as a shock for 20-year-old Xavier Ng who runs Ding Xin Seafood with his family.
He had been instructed to take an Antigen Rapid Test on Saturday (July 17), along with the rest of the fishmongers from the Jurong West market.
The good news was that their ART results came back negative. Hence we believed that the result would allow us to be able to finish off on Sunday, Ng said to