McDonald's Singapore suspends all restaurant businesses until May 4
19 April, 2020
McDonald's Singapore will suspend restaurant procedures in all its outlets from Sunday (Apr 19) before end of the "circuit breaker" period, it said in a news release.
This move - which includes drive-through and delivery services - switches into effect from 11am Sunday, and comes a day following the junk food chain announced the suspension of takeaways.
Drive-through service will end at 8am, and the last order for delivery will be at 10.30am, it added.
"McDonald’s Singapore today announced it's been advised by the Ministry of Health that as a preventative action in the fight COVID-19 in Singapore, it is suspending restaurant operations, including McDelivery and Drive-Thru, till May 4," the release said.
“They are indeed unprecedented times for all those. We've done all we can to set up place every safety precautionary measure to keep our employees and customers safe - and can continue to do our part to flatten the curve," said managing director of McDonald’s Singapore Kenneth Chan.
The fast-food chain employs a lot more than 10,000 employees in Singapore and operates a lot more than 135 restaurants in the united states, according to its release.
It also operates 17 drive-throughs, 42 dessert kiosks and 48 McCafé outlets and added that it serves a lot more than six million customers.
"We thank our customers because of their continued support and appearance forward to serving them again on, may 5,” he added.
In announcing its previous proceed to suspend takeaways, the business said that it could continue to pay salaries of employees, including seniors, whose roles will be disrupted during this time period.
On Saturday, TODAY reported that McDonald's closed its restaurant at Changi INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 3 and a drive-through store at a Shell petrol kiosk along Tampines Ave 2 after two employees tested positive for COVID-19.
Employees at the restaurant were "immediately advised" to serve a company-imposed 14-day leave of absence, the business said in a statement.
This brought the full total number of McDonald's employees infected to 7.
Earlier this month, five McDonald's employees were diagnosed with COVID-19, forming a cluster of linked cases. The employees worked at outlets in Lido, Forum Galleria, Parklane and Geylang East Central.
All other employees working at the four outlets were subsequently told to serve a company-imposed 14-day leave of absence, whether or not they had come into contact with the confirmed cases.
They are now quarantined in medical facilities and are being monitored by medical personnel, according to the Ministry of Health’s guidelines.
Singapore reported an archive 942 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Saturday, which 893 were work permit holders moving into foreign worker dormitories.
The Ministry of Manpower announced on Saturday that work permit holders and S Pass holders in the construction sector will be located on mandatory stay-home notices.
Singapore's month-long circuit breaker - set up until May 4 - is a period with enhanced safe distancing measures in a bid to stem the spread of COVID-19. Most workplaces are closed and schools have transitioned to full home-based learning.
Source: www.channelnewsasia.com
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