In a supermarket in Singapore, a bat eats a banana that is being sold, and the company apologizes and takes action.



Local media such as Straits Times reported on the 17th that a video of a bat gnawing a banana hanging outside the store recently spread on social media at a Fairprice supermarket in Singapore's Jurong East district.




In the video, bananas are hanging on a pile of fruits and vegetables, with price tags attached to them, but not stacked with plastic, and a bat hangs on one of them and gnaws bananas.



On the controversy, FairPrice posted an apology on Facebook the day before.



The company explained, "This happened with the fruits displayed outside the store. We moved all the fruits into the store so that similar incidents do not recur. We also checked to see if all the fruits were discarded."



Fairprice also added that it requested authorities to investigate why bats appeared in the area.



In response, Carlay Banan, vice president of the Animal Research and Education Association (Acres), said that the bat in the video is a young'small dog face fruit bat', a species commonly found in Singapore, and is also found in residential areas because it eats a variety of wild plants. I explained to the press.



"It was a good thing to have the fruit inside," he said. He advised Fairprice to find other ways to prevent animals from approaching when it comes to selling fruit in the future.



The media said it wasn't the first time a bat was seen in downtown Singapore this year.



Last month, when bats flew into the house, the village residents' association also cut down nearby fruit trees to prevent them from sitting.



In connection with the COVID-19 outbreak, bats are pointed out to carry the virus, making people more sensitive.



Epidemiologists believe that a pandemic (a global pandemic) occurred as the corona 19 virus passed from bats to humans.



Experts say it is very unlikely that bats living in Singapore have the virus that causes COVID-19, but those who come into contact with the bats should take precautions.



(Photo = YouTube capture, Yonhap News)