Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (PM Lee) announced in his nationwide address on 21 Apr that more restrictions would be put in place to prevent crowding at marketplaces, in particular the wet market.
Wet markets & supermarkets alike will now have entry restrictions where citizens will be allowed to enter markets on alternate dates — with odd numbered NRIC numbers able to enter on odd dates of the week, and vice versa, clarified Minister Lawrence Wong.
So now, before you can enter the market, you will need to flash your NRIC number at the entrance, and if it ends with an odd number, and it’s an ‘odd’ date.
At the moment, there is no details but more details will be announced as the restrictions are put in place within the next 4 weeks.