Lest you’re naturally a social recluse who hasn’t seen the light of day, you’d know that circuit breaker measures have taken into effect in Singapore.
This is part of efforts to prevent further spread of the dreaded coronavirus.
Some of these measures include closing all non-essential businesses, banning dine-in at food and beverage establishments and prohibiting social gatherings of all sizes both in public and private places.
Those who fail to comply can be fined up to $10,000, jailed or both.
You can tell that the government means business.
Unfortunately, not everyone is going to adjust to these measures as well as others who are naturally inclined to spending 12 hours a day sleeping and the other 12 hours binging Netflix under the covers.
Students Allegedly Gathered Within NUS After Exercising During Circuit Breaker Period
A netizen took to Facebook group NUSWhispers to snitch on a group of NUS students who are either oblivious to the new rules or clearly dgaf.
In his submission, he asked NUSWhispers’ admin not to filter the post and said that something needs to be done (about the students) “for the sake of everyone’s interest.”
His gripe?
Despite the stringent Bill being passed to prohibit social gatherings of any size, the student still sees many others gathering around Town and at other parts of the school.
The student then frustratedly asks why we can’t all just abide by the measures so that everyone can be safe.
He also adds that the campus security said it was fine for them to sit on the field and disagrees with it, saying that it is “clearly illegal”.
Here is the full post:
Lest you can’t read it:
“Admin please do not filter this. I think this is something that needs to be addressed for the sake of everyone’s interest
I’ve been seeing some students still hanging around in UTown and even at ERC in groups even after the Bill has been passed to disallow gatherings. Can’t we all just cooperate for once to ensure everyone’s safety? And I am saddened that campus security says they are able to remain on the field (which is clearly illegal)”
Netizens Respond
NUSWhispers themselves replied and joked that they were the new Stomp.
Another pointed out that the students were abiding by some rules at least, in that they were sitting 1m apart.
Another student asked for the student to not lodge a complain, lest other students paid the price with being forced to do another Student Essentials eModule.
But the winner of the lot was the netizen who questioned why they were “half naked” in the first place, with another netizen speculating that they were playing strip poker.
All jokes aside, the NUS Dean of Student reiterated on 4 April in an update regarding the coronavirus outbreak (in Minister Lawrence Wong’s words) “It is no longer about gatherings of 10 or whatever. Just stop. Stay at home.”
The statement also added, “NUS sanctions framework for non-compliance with COVID-19 control measures recommends expulsion be considered for a second offence, NUS Statute 6 also allows expulsion for a first offence if sufficiently egregious.”
It also pointed out that during a pandemic, “a simple act but one which endangers many people can count as egregious.”
So, do their actions of sitting in the middle of a grass patch endanger many people? You tell me.
