American pilot freight company FedEx Dugan Brian Jordan of Alaska was sentenced to four weeks ‘ imprisonment in Singapore. He pleaded guilty to leaving my hotel room for three hours to buy masks and a thermometer, according to The Associated Press.
In Singapore recorded one of the largest outbreaks of disease in Asia – 26 thousand cases. More than 90 percent of those infected are foreign workers living in crowded dormitories. All foreigners arriving in the country must observe a 14-day quarantine, staying at a specified address – at the hotel or in a rented apartment, giving appropriate receipt. This rule just broke the American pilot.
Arriving in Singapore together with the crew, he said in the Declaration that in the last two weeks visited China, Hong Kong, Macau, Japan and the United States and went on a 14-day quarantine at a hotel in the city. However, the next day he left the hotel in the city center to buy a thermometer, and several boxes of the masks, because, according to him, feared for his health. The American, who was on the street without a mask, was stopped by police and sent to the station to clarify the circumstances. Here and it turned out that he broke the rules 14-day quarantine.
Singapore, a city-state, has strict penalties for those who violate the quarantine rules, in particular, does not wear a mask in public, or does not comply with the measures of social distancing. Quarantine violators face up to six months in prison, a fine of up to 10,000 dollars, or both penalties together. The prosecution asked for a foreigner to eight weeks ‘ imprisonment, but the judge sentenced the pilot to date less than half. 44-year-old Jordan became the first foreigner convicted of a violation of the quarantine regulations in Singapore. Previously, several Singaporeans were jailed for a period of five to six weeks for the fact that they left their homes, although they were ordered to stay in quarantine.
In Singapore isolation mode was introduced on April 7 and was partially weakened on Tuesday when began working hairdresser and Laundry. Ending lockdown mode provided by June 1.
