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In most cases, families at the Mandai Columbarium were well spaced out. TNP PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
Many visitors at Mandai Columbarium praise crowd control measures and hope they continue even after pandemic
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It was not the usual first day of the Qing Ming Festival, with few large crowds at the Mandai Columbarium this year.
Each level of the eight blocks had about 10 people or fewer, with many families well spaced out and no big groups of people when The Straits Times visited at around 1pm yesterday.
But there was a crowd at Block I at around 2.30pm, with officers from the National Environment Agency (NEA) reminding visitors to put on their masks properly.
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04 Apr 2021 11:51PM (Updated:
05 Apr 2021 12:00AM)
No overcrowding and traffic congestion occurred at Choa Chu Kang Cemetery and Mandai Columbarium this Qing Ming Festival. Crowds were expected to peak during Tomb Sweeping Day on Sunday (Apr 4), but that wasn t the case. They were kept away by the morning rain, as well as safe management measures such as a booking system for visitor parking.
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Mostly no crowding at Mandai Columbarium on first day of Qing Ming
Each floor had about 10 people or less, with many families well spaced out and no big groups of people gathering.ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
Visitors were told to minimise the family size visiting to two people per household.ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
Many people did not visit the columbarium last year due to the uncertainty as Covid-19 infections rose.ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
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