SINGAPORE, June 29 — Even though he could have withdrawn from a research study at any time without a reason, Paul Chan Kin Nang lied in an email to the researchers from Nanyang Technological University that he had tested positive for Covid-19 and was quarantined in hospital.
The researcher then replied to wish him a speedy recovery, before asking when he had first started experiencing symptoms and when he had gone for testing. This was because the research team had to report it to the university.The following day, an NTU administration manager emailed Chan to ask for more information on his Covid-19 case number and whether he was symptomatic.
He admitted to sending the false email because he did not want to go for the second session but also did not want to formally reject NTU’s reminder. Nevertheless, he noted that this was not like typical bomb hoaxes or police prank call cases that attract significant public disquiet.
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