Requirement for Management Corporation Strata Titles to Clean Common Touch-points in Immediate Vicinity of Positive COVID-19 Cases

86 Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) whether NEA currently requires Management Corporation Strata Titles or their managing agents to clean all common touch-points in the immediate vicinity of any positive COVID-19 case; and (b) if it is not currently doing so, whether NEA will consider doing so.

Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: For strata developments, such as condominiums, with positive COVID-19 cases or visited by such individuals as informed by MOH, NEA will get in touch with the management corporation strata titles (MCSTs) or managing agents (MAs) to advise them to thoroughly clean and disinfect the premises. This includes all common touch-points, such as door handles, lift buttons, letter boxes, escalators and railings. The approach taken is similar to that for other premises, such as public housing estates and commercial properties. MCSTs and MAs have been responsive in undertaking the disinfection works. Should it be necessary, NEA will work with MOH to compel any persistently uncooperative MCSTs to disinfect their premises through an order under the Infectious Diseases Act.

For guidance on how to carry out the cleaning works and the appropriate personal protective equipment to be used, MCSTs and MAs may refer to the "Guidelines for Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection of Areas Exposed to Confirmed Case(s) of COVID-19 in Non-Healthcare Premises" jointly developed by NEA and MOH, which is available on NEA’s website.