So you may already be familiar with the trial of Hu Jun and his wife Shi Sha, a court proceeding that has reportedly stretched on for around one-and-a-half years. But if you’re not, here’s a quick breakdown:
Hu Jun, 39, is a man who hails from Wuhan, China: the epicentre and the beginning of the origins of COVID-19.
On Wednesday, 27 Jan, he testified in court against the allegations of him intentionally withholding contact tracing information of his whereabouts from the Ministry of Health (MOH) under the Infectious Diseases Act.
Hu tested positive for COVID-19 on 31 Jan 2020, after arriving in Singapore nine days before the Chinese New Year celebration to visit his 37-year-old Chinese national wife Shi Sha, their two children, and parents here.
He faces accusations of not telling a health officer where he had gone and what he had done here during his stay, including viewing a property, going to restaurants to eat, and shopping in malls.
However, Hu wanted to defend himself against these accusations, and made a stand when the defence’s case opened to tell his side of the story.
Spoiler alert; it’s a long one.
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COVID-19 Man from Wuhan Who Lied to MOH Speaks Up
And now, it appears that there’s an update on the ongoing saga.
According to Channel News Asia, Hu faced a cross-examination on Thursday by Deputy Public Prosecutor Timotheus Koh, during which several notions were uncovered.
For starters, Hu reportedly has a degree in medicine from a university in China, though he went on to operate as a police officer for eight years.
He’s now a financial advisor.
He also admitted that with his academic background, he should’ve been more careful with the COVID-19 disease.
“What we’re dealing with here, COVID-19, is a dangerous disease, do you agree?” asked Mr Koh.
Hu pondered, before agreeing via a Mandarin interpreter.
“You yourself were a victim of this disease,” continued the prosecutor.
But Hu had, for lack of a better phrase, ‘an ace up his sleeve’.
Claimed He Might Not Have COVID-19
“Until today I’m not too sure if I’m a confirmed case,” said Hu.
This would be quite a contradictory notion, considering how Hu had reportedly been verified as a confirmed case through testing procedures here.
And Mr Koh evidently thought so as well.
“Well, that has been confirmed by the testing done in Singapore,” said Mr Koh. “You did suffer quite a number of symptoms associated with this disease, would you agree or disagree?”
Hu replied: “Ordinary flu has such symptoms. According to what I know, there were also a lot of reports by media about cases where the results were false after the test.”
Thereafter, Dr Koh asked Hu if he agreed that he had not gone through the usual flu or fever. In response, the latter stated that nobody had informed him that he was a confirmed case while he was hospitalised.
“Mr Hu, you are not answering my question,” said Mr Koh. “You told the court that you were so cold and so uncomfortable. Was that a normal fever or flu?”
“Ordinary flu also could have these symptoms,” Hu maintained.
“So according to you, you could have been suffering from an ordinary fever or flu,” said Mr Koh on Thursday.
Hu replied that it was “highly likely”.
The trial continues.
If convicted, both husband and wife could incur penalties amounting to six months’ jail, a fine of up to S$10,000, or both, for each count.
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