Republic is cracking down on those who don't comply with stay-home notices. FMTNews Covid19 China Singapore
SINGAPORE: Singapore has charged a married couple from China under the Infectious Diseases Act for providing false information and obstructing coronavirus contact tracing, the Ministry of Health said in a press release Wednesday.According to the release, the husband arrived in Singapore, where his wife lives, on Jan 22, and tested positive for coronavirus Jan 31. The wife was issued a quarantine order the next day.
The two were charged for providing false information about their movements and whereabouts from Jan 22-29; the wife also allegedly provided false information while under quarantine.Anyone convicted for a first offence under the act can be fined as much as S$10,000 and/or imprisoned for as long as 6 months.
In a separate statement, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority said it rejected a 45-year-old man’s application to renew his re-entry permit after he ignored a precautionary stay-home notice following recent travel to China. The man, who entered Singapore on Feb 20 and departed Feb 23, lost his permanent residency status and was barred from re-entering the country, according to the statement.
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