SINGAPORE: Despite being given a medical certificate and told to stay at home until after his COVID-19 swab tested negative, a 20-year-old man left his residence to meet his girlfriend and pick up her things so she could stay with him.
The doctor explained the legal requirement that Foo had to stay at home until his COVID-19 swab tested negative or until the period of the MC was over. Together, they took a train to Somerset, where Ms Wong went to a gym. Foo waited for her before heading off together at 4.30pm for dinner in the area.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Jasmin Kaur called for at least a week's jail, saying Foo had left home the day after he was issued an MC"for no good reason and simply to hang out with his girlfriend".