26-year-old Indian national, Balachandran Parthiban, disobeyed orders not to leave the hospital premises after his swab test, and took a bus and taxi to Changi Airport.

He had tried to buy a ticket home but failed.

He was later caught by the police and subsequently tested positive for Covid-19 the following day.

Parthiban pleaded guilty on 12 July to 2 charges under the Infectious Diseases Act, and was sentenced to 9 months jail.

What happened?

Parthiban was living at the Jurong Penjuru Dormitory 1 when it was declared an isolation area last year (18 April).

On 23 May, he felt sick and suspected he had Covid-19 because his dorm mates had been infected.

He was conveyed to SGH in an ambulance where he was swabbed, before being transferred at 1.40pm to a fever screening area.

He was repeatedly told in English and Tamil that he couldn’t leave the area until the results were ready.

But Parthiban then left the premises and walked towards Tiong Bahru before boarding a public bus, before alighting and taking a taxi to Changi Airport.

He then tried to buy a ticket home but failed.

Parthiban then loitered around the airport for about 4 hours before he was found by the police and taken back to SGH.

The taxi driver who picked him up was quarantined for 14 days and tested negative for Covid-19.

Parthiban was discharged on 8 June last year and sent back to his dormitory, where he was to remain for 14 days under LOA.

But he left the dorm after 8 days with his passport and 2 bags, at around 6am.

He took a taxi to the airport and tried to buy a ticket home (again), but he failed (again).

He then slept at the airport and went to a relative’s home in Tampines the following day, on 17 June.

He then confessed everything to his relative, who informed Parthiban’s supervisor.

The police arrived and took him back to his dormitory.

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A photo emerged online showing a group of YPs with a myriad of hair colours standing in front a mirror in their underwear.

They were seen snuggling to each other and posing for a photo.

They captioned it “foursome”, seemingly in an attempt to show off the s*xual orgy that they were about to partake in.

Images source: @complaint.sg on IG

An Indonesian maid in Singapore was caught on camera spitting into the food that was to be served to an old man at home.

The incident happened on 9 July.

The maid’s employer, Zheng, said that she has two elderly grandparents at home, so she hired the 30-year-old maid from Indonesia about 2 months ago.

Zheng said that he grandparents are about 90-years-old, with her grandfather suffering from dementia and grandmother, a stroke.

She said that the maid showed her “some attitude” and their relationship was somewhat frayed; the maid was not keen on doing housework.

On 9 July, at about 8am, Zheng checked the CCTV and saw that the maid had spat her saliva into a cup of cereal that she was about to serve to the old man.

The old man was behind her washing up at the sink, oblivious to what she had done to his food.

Zheng then confronted the maid to pour away the tainted food and make a new one, but the maid denied spitting into the cup.

She only admitted after she was showed the CCTV footage.

Images source: Whatsapp

A photo emerged online showing a group of YPs posing for a photo.

They were seen in a huge group of 14, breaching safe-management measures by congregating together.

They stood in front of a castle to take photos and flash gang signs.

A number of them were also seen not wearing masks.

Images source: @yoursgkaren on IG