SHN hotline number is 6812-5555. Call this number if you are unsure if you can do certain things during your stay in Singapore SHN (Stay Home Notice).
What Must Be Done During SHN (Stay Home Notice) in Singapore
We took the link below as base for the source updated as of 30 July 2021 1:30PM :
https://www.gov.sg/article/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-stay-home-notice
- Remain in your place of residence at all times during the SHN period
- Minimise contact with others, and avoid interaction with others in your residence
- Only leave residence for your scheduled COVID-19 test appointment
- Monitor your health closely
- Maintain good personal hygiene.
- Do not touch your face.
- Cover your mouth when coughing or sneezing.
- Maintain good indoor ventilation.
- Carry out frequent cleaning of your place of residence.
- Do not share food, crockery, utensils and other personal hygiene items.
- If you need to leave your room, eg. to go to the toilet, avoid touching any surfaces such as door knobs and handles, or wipe them down with disinfection should you do so.
- Masks are mandatory at all times when leaving the house e.g. if you need to seek medical attention.
Penalty for breach of SHN
Individuals who breach their Stay-Home Notice may be prosecuted under the Infectious Diseases (COVID-19 – Stay Orders) Regulations 2020. First-time offenders can be fined up to $10,000, jailed for up to six months, or both.
Compilation of bad SHN behaviours and their respective penalties
- Woman accused of climbing into balcony of another room while on stay-home notice at Sentosa hotel
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/covid-19-stay-home-notice-woman-climbed-balcony-ica-15333772 - Foreign student hanged himself in hotel room after caught for breaching stay-home notice
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/sri-lanka-student-shn-breach-hanged-hotel-room-14658882 - Man left home to buy food when ordered to stay home on MC, fined S$5,000
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/covid-19-man-left-home-to-buy-food-when-ordered-to-stay-home-mc-12992208 - Man loses PR status, barred from re-entering Singapore after breaching Stay-Home Notice
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/covid19-coronavirus-pr-stay-home-notice-barred-12471954 - British man, Singaporean fiancee charged after he breaches stay-home notice to meet her in hotel
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/covid-19-stay-home-notice-nigel-skea-british-ritz-fiancee-13964998
- Woman gets 12 weeks’ jail for breaching stay-home notice on pretext of visiting doctor
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/covid-19-woman-breach-stay-home-notice-12-weeks-jail-13117232 - ICA cancels Singaporean’s passport for breaching stay-home notice
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/covid19-coronavirus-breach-stay-home-notice-passport-cancelled-12586942 - Man charged with breaching stay-home notice after leaving hotel twice to meet wife in car
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/covid-19-bai-fan-breached-stay-home-notice-hotel-meet-wife-car-14339014 - Man jailed for breaching COVID-19 rules has PR status revoked
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/man-jailed-for-breaching-covid-19-rules-has-pr-status-revoked-14117234 - Man jailed for letting woman into hotel room while on stay-home notice, meeting others in basement car park
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/man-jailed-let-woman-hotel-room-stay-home-notice-pan-pacific-12799354 - 20-year-old admits breaching Covid-19 law by visiting friend serving stay-home notice in hotel room
https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/20-year-old-admits-breaching-covid-19-law-visiting-friend-serving-stay-home-notice-hotel
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/breach-stay-home-notice-hotel-ritz-carlton-millenia-15327306
and many more here:
https://bit.ly/3rLKomq
Conclusion
So you see, Singapore government is very serious about people breaching SHN rules. If you have any problem inside SHN, do call the SHN Hotline before doing things that will get you in trouble with the law.
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