If the authorities wanted to make a Stay-Home notice any clearer, they’d have to attach a drawing of a house with a big prohibition sign on the front door to the notice.
You could literally just read the title and you’d have almost all the information you need: Stay at home.
Most Stay-home notices (SHN) require you to stay in your place of residence for 14 days after you’ve returned to Singapore from abroad.
But for some people, staying at home for two weeks is a fate worse than going to jail for six months or getting fined $10,000.
Woman on SHN in a Hotel Disappeared from Hotel for 8 Days & Went All Over S’pore
A 35-year-old woman was charged on Wednesday (10 June) for breaching her stay-home orders at a hotel to visit several locations across the country.
Rameswari Devi Jairaj Singh allegedly left her hotel for more than one week while she was serving her SHN, according to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA).
Rameswari was served with an SHN when she arrived from Johor Bahru on 30 Apr.
She was immediately taken to Ibis Singapore Novena hotel – a dedicated facility – and asked to serve out her 14 days there.
But just five days later, Rameswari left the hotel and only returned a week later.
One whole week? One man got caught after leaving his house for one meal of Bak Kut Teh. How the heck did she think she’d get away with this?
Not only did Rameswari breach her stay-home orders, but she also went all over Singapore while she was out.
According to CNA, Rameswari visited Toa Payoh, Redhill, Block 63A Lengkok Bahru, Siglap and Tiong Bahru during the week that she was away from her hotel.
Was she trying to spread the coronavirus evenly all over the country or something?
If convicted, the 35-year-old woman faces up to six months’ jail and a fine of up to S$10,000.
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SHNs to Be Issued To Those Returning From China
As you know, Singapore is gradually opening up its borders, starting with a fast-lane agreement with China.
Under this agreement, essential business travellers from both sides can travel to both countries as long as they follow a strict set of protocols.
One measure requires Singaporean residents returning from China to serve a 14-day stay-home notice when they come home.
If residents abide by these rules and other conditions of the agreement, they won’t have to pay hospital bills if they are hospitalised for Covid-19, reported The Straits Times.
The new scheme only applies to business and official travel.
Risking Jail Time
Many people know that you can go to jail for leaving your house while serving a Stay-Home notice, but they don’t believe they’ll be punished for it.
That’s the only conceivable explanation for why so many people breach their stay-home orders. It’s either that or everyone’s had the words “stay” and “home” magically ejected from their vocabularies.
Unbeknownst to them, people have already been jailed for this seemingly minor crime.
Remember the Bak Kut Teh man? He was given six-weeks in jail.
Another man was jailed for four weeks after leaving his house to exercise while serving an SHN.
So, if you’re asked to stay at home, please, stay at home. The government won’t ask twice.
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