The circuit breaker was a dark period in Singapore’s history.
Bubble tea shops were closed, social visits were illegal, and you couldn’t shower naked in the rain on the streets.
Reader: Uh, that last one was always illegal.
Really? Oh shi- I mean uh, yes… of course it was.
As difficult as it was, the circuit breaker rules were imposed upon us to curb the transmission of the coronavirus, which was spreading rapidly at that point.
But not everyone is willing to make sacrifices for the greater good, are they?
Man Charged for Going Out to Ride PMD & Meet 15 Friends During CB Period
A 20-year-old man has been charged after he left his home to meet his friends and ride his personal mobility device (PMD) in the early hours of 25 April.
Justin Ong Jia Hao allegedly left his Bedok North flat from 1am to 5am to meet his friends at Marina Bay Sands, reported CNA.
Then, along with 15 other friends, Ong rode his PMD at Marina Bay Sands, Mount Faber and along Lower Delta Road.
Many of his 15 friends have been charged as well.
Ong is accused of leaving his flat for a second time on 30 May, at around 2am to meet his friend Angel Lim Shu Huay – who is also named in charge sheets – near Downtown Line station, along Central Boulevard.
The 20-year-old now faces two counts for meeting others for a social purpose as well as two counts for leaving his home without reasonable excuse.
He is expected to return to court to plead guilty on 21 July, according to CNA.
For each charge, Ong can be jailed for up to six months, fined up to S$10,000, or both.
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Life Isn’t Back To Normal Yet
Things seem good at the moment: we only recorded one community case of Covid-19 yesterday, and numerous Phase 1 restrictions have been lifted.
This means that life can go back to normal right?
Experts are warning that Singapore could experience a second (or third?) wave of the coronavirus if we go overboard with our social visits and disregard safe distancing rules.
Professor Dale Fisher, a senior infectious disease consultant at the National University Hospital, said: “The community needs to fear a reversal of the opening up and behave in many ways like in phase one if possible.”
In simple ang moh, he means that we better behave ourselves or we might just find ourselves going back into Phase One, or worse, Circuit Breaker mode again.
Yes, hearing that there may be a second wave might not scare you, but what if the country has to go through another circuit breaker because of our laxity?
Reader: I’d rather die than go through that again
That’s why it’s important to remind ourselves that the fight against Covid-19 is far from over.
A few weeks ago, New Zealand announced they were virus-free, but have recorded nine new infections since then.
The coronavirus is a stubborn virus. If we let our guard down, it will capitalize on our mistakes.
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