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SINGAPORE – A 23-year-old Singaporean student studying in the UK flew back to Singapore in the early days of the pandemic in March last year when she reportedly had flu-like symptoms, a court heard.
Given a Stay at Home Notice (SHN) and told to go straight home, Esther Tan Ling Ying reportedly went to eat with her family at Changi Airport and later visited a general practitioner, where sought medication for her symptoms and allegedly lied about her. travel history.
She tested positive for COVID-19 just days later.
In state court on Tuesday (March 9), Tan, now 24, claimed a lawsuit for violating the Infectious Diseases Act by exposing others to the risk of infection, having reason to suspect that he had come into contact with the virus. .
About the case
Tan arrived in Singapore on March 23 from London via Doha and was at the SHN, which lasted until April 6.
In his opening statement, Deputy Prosecutor Sanjiv Vaswani said Tan was directed to return home immediately.
Instead, after going through immigration, he headed with his parents to the staff dining room at the airport, where he ate with them. Later that day, he visited a clinic near his home, where he lied to the attending physician about his travel history. and I got medicine, “he said.
“She herself had flu-like symptoms prior to her departure from the UK, and this should have reinforced in her that there is a possibility that she may have contracted COVID-19. She had absolutely no excuse for her failure to comply with the SHN, and he had engaged in such abominable conduct as lying about his travel history to a GP, “added the prosecutor.
The trial continues before District Judge Ng Peng Hong.
If convicted, Tan faces up to six months in jail and / or a fine of up to $ 10,000.
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