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Lydia Lam
23 Jul 2024 12:56PM (Updated: 23 Jul 2024 04:06PM)
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SINGAPORE: Despite being placed under quarantine for being a close contact of a monkeypox case, a man breached the terms of his quarantine by having four men over separately for intimate relations within about half a day.
He developed symptoms of monkeypox - an infectious disease that spread from Africa to other parts of the world in an outbreak in May 2022, including Singapore.
After testing positive for monkeypox following a rash on his thigh, the man was isolated at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) and taken to a hotel to be isolated.
However, he left the hotel and a search party was sent out for him.
Kelvin Low Zi Jian, a 27-year-old Malaysian man, was sentenced to 14 weeks' jail on Monday (Jul 22) for his actions.
He pleaded guilty to three counts under the Infectious Diseases Act for breaching his quarantine or isolation terms, with another five charges taken into consideration.
Man with monkeypox symptoms breached quarantine, gets jail
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Man with monkeypox symptoms breached quarantine, gets jail
During quarantine, the man had four visitors within about 14 hours.
File photo of the State Courts of Singapore (File photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
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Lydia Lam
23 Jul 2024 12:56PM (Updated: 23 Jul 2024 04:06PM)
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SINGAPORE: Despite being placed under quarantine for being a close contact of a monkeypox case, a man breached the terms of his quarantine by having four men over separately for intimate relations within about half a day.
He developed symptoms of monkeypox - an infectious disease that spread from Africa to other parts of the world in an outbreak in May 2022, including Singapore.
After testing positive for monkeypox following a rash on his thigh, the man was isolated at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) and taken to a hotel to be isolated.
However, he left the hotel and a search party was sent out for him.
Kelvin Low Zi Jian, a 27-year-old Malaysian man, was sentenced to 14 weeks' jail on Monday (Jul 22) for his actions.
He pleaded guilty to three counts under the Infectious Diseases Act for breaching his quarantine or isolation terms, with another five charges taken into consideration.
