Ever since social distancing became a thing, the government has consistently upgraded measures based on necessity. The latest update on Tuesday (7 Apr) involved a new bill prohibiting public and private gatherings.
Although this sounds extreme, it’s also very necessary as the the Covid-19 situation in Singapore remains critical. Just yesterday (8 Apr), the nation logged 142 new patients, the highest daily number of confirmed cases so far.
Prior to that, the Infectious Diseases Act (IDA) limited gatherings to no more than 10 participants.
Yet, this did not deter one Singaporean man, who flouted regulations when he organised an illegal car race for 57 attendees.
Yeo Jing Cheng, 30, is now the first Singaporean to be charged under the newly enacted Infectious Diseases (Measures to Prevent Spread of Covid-19) Regulations 2020.
He is accused of organising a “street cars meet up” at East Coast Park on 28 Mar at around 11pm, reports TODAY Online.
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According to a police report on 4 Apr, 57 motorists were present at the event, when regulations only allowed gatherings of up to 10 people.
All 57 are currently under investigation for participating in the illegal car race, and for non-compliance with safe distancing measures.
You’d think being charged once was bad enough, but no.
Yeo also faces a second charge for participating in another race at Tuas South Avenue 4 on 29 Mar at around 12.30am, reports Channel NewsAsia (CNA).
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This comes just 3 days after the new safe distancing regulations were enforced.
Don’t even get us started on how illegal racing is, illegal.
This brings the total number of people charged for not following Covid-19 measures to 3.
On 7 Apr, 2 other Singapore citizens were charged for breaching their stay-home notice.
If it’s not already clear, authorities are clamping down hard on regulations that were enforced to get us through this pandemic. Let’s do our part and be model citizens for rest of the ‘Circuit Breaker’, so that we can get back to life as we know it soon.
Stay distant, stay safe.
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