SINGAPORE: Two men were charged in court on Friday (Apr 17) with leaving their isolation quarters, in the first such cases during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Chinese national Liu Dufeng, 49, was given two counts under the Infectious Diseases Act, while Indian national Vardireddy Nageswara Reddy, 35, was given one charge.
Advertisement Advertisement The cases are unrelated and Vardireddy intends to plead guilty, while Liu wants to claim trial to one of the charges.