Facing the law: Hu (left) and Shi are the first people to be charged under the Infectious Diseases Act in relation to the virus outbreak. — The Straits Times/ANN
A China couple were charged in court after they allegedly gave false information to officials from the Ministry of Health (MOH), obstructing the process of contact tracing for the Covid-19 outbreak.
Hu Jun, 38, from Wuhan – the epicentre of the Covid-19 disease – and his wife, Shi Sha, 36, who lives in Singapore, are the first two people to be charged under the Infectious Diseases Act in relation to the current outbreak.
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