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5 weeks’ jail for student who left hotel twice for dinner, movie while on stay-home notice

Having broken Covid-19 safety regulations and finding himself locked out of the corridor where his hotel room was, Ang Chenrui made up an excuse when he called for help from a hotel employee.

Having broken Covid-19 safety regulations and finding himself locked out of the corridor where his hotel room was, Ang Chenrui made up an excuse when he called for help from a hotel employee.

A student who returned from the United States last year and had to serve a 14-day stay-home notice sneaked out of his hotel twice to have dinner and watch a movie with his friend.

He also asked to be taken to a hospital for psychiatric treatment but used that as a stepping stone to spend more time shopping and eating elsewhere.

Ang Chenrui, a 27-year-old Singaporean, was jailed for five weeks on Thursday (Jan 6) after he pleaded guilty to two counts under the Infectious Diseases Act for breaching his isolation.

Two similar charges were taken into consideration during sentencing.

For each offence under the Infectious Diseases Act, Ang could have been jailed up to six months or fined up to S$10,000, or both. 

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