SINGAPORE — A British man was jailed for two weeks Friday for violating Singapore’s strict coronavirus rules by leaving his room at a luxury hotel while under quarantine to meet his fiancee.
Nigel Skea was also fined Sg$1,000 (US$750) for the breach, while Singaporean Agatha Maghesh Eyamalai — now his wife — was jailed for a week for helping him.
Passing sentence, judge Jasvender Kaur said the couple had been “overcome with emotions because they had not seen each other for a long time.”
But she said disruptions to relationships were inevitable during the pandemic, and the court must send a “clear message” such violations could not be tolerated.
Skea, 52, arr…
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