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SINGAPORE – A woman who reportedly left her Woodlands Drive residence to buy bubble tea at Causeway Point on March 23, while serving a stay-at-home notice, later tested positive for Covid-19.
Nurul Afiqah Mohammed, 22, was supposed to deliver her stay-at-home notice from March 21 to April 4, but is said to have gone out multiple times, exposing her friends and others to the virus.
She tested positive for the coronavirus after being admitted to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital on April 12.
Nurul is one of two Singaporeans who will be charged in court on Friday (December 11) after allegedly violating his stay-at-home notice. The other defendant is Mohd Noor Salam Mohd Yusof, 40.
Additionally, the Immigration and Checkpoint Authority (ICA) accused Nurul of traveling to Punggol Field to help his friends with the wedding preparations on April 2-3.
On both occasions, members of her friend’s house were present.
Nurul will be billed under Section 21A of the Infectious Diseases Act.
For Noor, ICA said he allegedly visited multiple locations while serving his stay-at-home notice between March 26 and April 10.
On March 31, he is said to have taken public transportation to visit his mother’s residence in Choa Chu Kang and the Choa Chu Kang Neighborhood Police Center.
On April 2, he allegedly left his mother’s house and visited a branch of the Housing Board in Choa Chu Kang and Limbang Kopitiam. It is said that he was also near the Limbang Mall in Choa Chu Kang.
Noor will be charged according to the 2020 Infectious Diseases Regulation (Covid-19 – Suspension Orders).
ICA reminded members of the public that they must comply with stay-at-home notification requirements to safeguard the health and safety of the community.
“The case of Nurul, who had tested positive for the virus and had come into contact with her friends and members of the public during her stay-at-home notice, shows the very real risk it can pose to all of us,” added the authority.
Those who fail to comply, including individuals who tamper with or remove the electronic monitoring device, or both, during the home stay notification period, will be subject to prosecution.
Violators can be fined up to $ 10,000, jailed for six months, or both.
Foreigners who do so may face new administrative actions by ICA or the Ministry of Manpower, and may have their permits and work passes interrupted or revoked.
Members of the public can report information about those who do not meet the stay-at-home notification requirements to ICA on this website or call their hotline at 6812-5555.
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