There are several acceptable reasons to leave your house while on Covid-19 quarantine:
- It has ended
Okay, there’s really only one acceptable reason to leave your house while under quarantine.
As you know, people are placed under quarantine when they’re suspected to have come into contact with a confirmed Covid-19 case.
The whole point of the quarantine is to separate you from the general public, friends, and family, to avoid further spreading the disease, if you have it.
One man, however, found another perfectly reasonable excuse to flout his quarantine orders and leave his house: he was bored AF.
Man Charged for Repeatedly Leaving House While on Quarantine Order Coz’ He Cannot ‘Take It’
A 65-year-old Singaporean was charged on Wednesday (11 Nov) with eight counts of leaving his place of isolation in May.
The man, Soh Poh Tiong, had been served a quarantine order by Associate Professor Kenneth Mak, director of medical services at the Ministry of Health (MOH), after he was suspected to have come into contact with a Covid-19 patient.
His quarantine orders dictated that he remain in isolation in his HDB flat along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 from 10 May until noon on 22 May.
But this isn’t exactly what the man did, as he left his house from time to time.
And when I say from time to time, I mean eight times.
According to TODAYonline, the 65-year-old left his house eight times from 14 May to 21 May, for periods ranging from two hours to 10 hours.
How exactly the authorities found out about these breaches is unclear.
When asked by the judge if he wished to plead guilty or contest his charges, the man replied: “Yes, I was wrong.”
Wait, if he knew it was wrong, why did he do it?
Soh explained: “I cannot stay at home. I will not be able to take it… I want to be honest. I am all alone at home. If I stay home, it is very boring, so I have to go out and take a walk.”
This is a feeling we’ve all experienced at one time or another during the circuit breaker.
It’s understandable to feel restless, but the health of others should be your priority.
Soh, who said he hasn’t worked for two or three years, will return to court on 8 Dec.
If found guilty of leaving his place of isolation under the Infectious Diseases Act, he could face imprisonment for up to six months, a fine of up to S$10,000, or both.
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