Two weeks' jail for man who left hostel after being issued with stay-home notice

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SINGAPORE - Even after knowing that he had symptoms similar to a Covid-19 infection and having been issued with a stay-home notice (SHN), a 47-year-old man left his hostel on four occasions to run errands.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - Even after knowing that he had symptoms similar to a Covid-19 infection and having been issued with a stay-home notice , a 47-year-old man left his hostel on four occasions to run errands.

The court heard that Chong visited Summit Medical Clinic at Block 134 Jurong Gateway Road on April 29, complaining of a cough and body aches.Chong was then informed that he should stay in his residence, at Westwood Hostel in Jurong West Avenue 5, from April 29 to May 3 and not leave it for any purpose except to seek medical attention.Chong also went to a canteen near the hostel to buy food on two days - May 2 and May 3.

Urging the court to impose a jail term of three weeks, Deputy Public Prosecutor Kenneth Kee said Chong had earlier lied to an officer from the Ministry of Health that he had left his hostel only once.

 

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