Posted on 08/30/2021 1:24:54 AM PDT by nickcarraway
A student who returned to Singapore from Britain with flu-like symptoms allegedly breached her stay-home notice (SHN) to dine at a foodcourt at Terminal 1 of Changi Airport.
Esther Tan Ling Ying, who later tested positive for Covid-19, is said to have also lied about her travel history when she saw a doctor in Clementi that same day.
The 24-year-old had returned on March 23 last year and was issued an SHN, requiring her to remain in her place of residence for a 14-day period.
But before heading home, she purportedly ate at the foodcourt with her parents.
She also went to the Clementi Family and Aesthetic Clinic in Clementi Avenue 3, near her home, to get some medicine.
On Tuesday (March 9), Deputy Public Prosecutor Sanjiv Vaswani called Tan's conduct abhorrent, and told the court she had flu-like symptoms before her departure from Britain. She tested positive for Covid-19 shortly after returning here.
In his opening statement on the first day of the trial, the DPP said that everyone has a part to play in combating the pandemic, and the majority have played by the rules.
"But a small number of people do not think the rules apply to them... the accused Esther Tan is one such person," he said. "She had absolutely no excuse for her breach of the SHN."
An officer from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA), who briefed returning travellers at Changi Airport on March 23 last year, was the first witness to be called to the stand.
Defence counsel Tan Cheng Kiong put it to the officer that his briefing on the SHN was unclear on what constituted the 14 days, noting that the day of return was stated to be day zero.
Mr Tan said the 14 days would begin on day one and end on day 14.
But DPP Sanjiv said the period from day zero to day one would be the first day, and the period from day one to day two would be the second day, all the way to day 14, making it a total of 14 days.
The witness agreed with the DPP, and also said the briefings made it clear that those served with an SHN were to return to their homes directly without detours.
The case was adjourned on Tuesday morning (March 9) and is expected to continue with other witnesses called to the stand in the afternoon.
Tan's parents and family friends were in court.
If found guilty, she may be fined up to $10,000, or jailed for up to six months, or both.
Well, it’s Singapore.
Hopefully she wasn’t chewing gum at the same time.
Come on.
The article is from March 09, 2021.
There’s no indication of that from your OP.
Sloppy.
Did anyone find themselves cheering that this woman might be jailed?
If so, you have converted to the Covidian religion.
Stories of Americans who travel with active TB. Or how about the doctor who refused to quarantine after coming back from treating Ebola patients???
Some humans are selfish and self centered. They never matured beyond age four
Public whipping in Singapore is common and this inconsiderate beach deserves it.
Anyone know the outcome of the trial?
LOL, LOL
12 weeks of jail
Singapore is Singapore.
I try not to tell other countries that they are “doing it wrong” because it’s not my business.
But I don’t want America to be Singapore.
Although we seem to be headed that way.
Was that the nurse up in Vermont or New Hampshire? She went on tv screaming about her ‘rights as an American’ to not have to be forced to be quarantined and the blowback on her was spectacular.
Yep.
Singapore, the original ‘F*** around and find out’ country.
I think a more fitting punishment would be to book her on a cruise, inject her with a series of dangerous vaccines, and direct her to various pool deck contests, including, but not limited to a giant version of Yahtzee, singing competition, and a full Venetian hour.
The Taliban have nothing on you!
I’m as anti-Covidian as anyone here on FR, but I would be the first to treat cases like this one pretty harshly. When you travel to another country, all bets are off and you’d better pay meticulous attention to the rules and regulations governing your conduct on your return.
We have to account for cases like these when we use the honor system.
And we must use the honor system. The alternative is too horrible.
ai-EEEEEE!
We all gonna die!
BURN the witch!
“Did anyone find themselves cheering that this woman might be jailed? If so, you have converted to the Covidian religion.”
I guess for those who want the virus to blast through this country, you have a point.
It was an md. And yeah that was the one
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