Prison inmate who has COVID-19 is Sri Lankan arrested for overstaying in Singapore

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Prison inmate who has COVID-19 was Sri Lankan arrested for overstaying in Singapore

The man arrived in Singapore on 2 January on a short-term visit pass, the Singapore Prison Service and the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority said in a joint statement on Tuesday night .

The man was arrested by the ICA on 30 June and was remanded at Changi Prison Complex on 1 July, the joint statement said. Subsequently, he was sentenced on 6 July to four weeks’ jail. At the end of his sentence, the man was released into ICA’s custody on 27 July for repatriation to Sri Lanka. His temperature was taken three times a day and he was monitored for Acute Respiratory Infection symptoms.

As there were no flights available, he was returned to SPS’ custody on 30 July to await repatriation and underwent the mandatory 14-day cohort segregation and swab tests again. He tested positive for COVID-19 on 2 August.

 

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