Singaporeans who break quarantine for food pay hefty bill

People queue at Westlite dormitory during quarantine amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Singapore - File pic reuters

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man who broke his coronavirus quarantine with 30 minutes remaining to buy prata flatbread worth a few dollars was fined $1,000 (£803), the latest in a string of tough punishments for those who breach the city-state's COVID-19 containment rules.

The tiny island nation, known for its no-nonsense law enforcement and widespread surveillance, has one of the highest coronavirus caseloads in Asia due to mass outbreaks in cramped migrant worker dormitories.