Alan Tham Xiang Sheng, 34, was served the notice on March 23 and was to stay home until April 6. Those entering Singapore are placed under stay-home notices to minimise the spread of Covid-19.
But Tham's charge sheet showed that between 3.40pm and 10pm on March 23, he allegedly visited:
A Koufu food centre at Changi Airport Terminal 3
Peninsula Plaza at 111 North Bridge Road
The Kampung Admiralty Foodfare hawker centre
An NTUC FairPrice supermarket at Block 676 Woodlands Drive 71
After the charges were read to him on Tuesday (April 7), Tham told the court that he would like to plead guilty.
He said he had “already explained everything”, but the authorities did not accept his account.
In an interview with The Straits Times on March 25, Tham said he was under the impression that he was still allowed to leave home on the day of his return from Myanmar, and that his stay-home notice would begin only at midnight.
He faces one charge under Section 21A(1) of the Infectious Diseases Act. The provision states that a person who knows or has reason to suspect that he is a carrier or contact of an infectious disease shall not expose others to the risk of infection by his presence or conduct in any public place.