Lankan sentenced to prison in Singapore for overstaying visa tests positive for COVID-19

A 21 year old Sri Lankan who recently visited Singapore and was sentenced for overstaying his visa has tested positive for COVID -19 while in prison, a foreign media reported.

The youth who had arrived on January 10 had been found guilty for overstaying his visa on June 12 and was sentenced to prison for four weeks and is to be caned three times for the offence of overstaying.

He was tested positive for COVID- 19 on June 18 while in segregation.

“The Sri Lankan was first tested negative at the point of admission, showed no symptoms; therefore he does not require medical treatment” the Singaporean prison service was quoted as saying.

However the Sri Lankan was detected to have COVID – 19 on June 18 while undergoing group isolation. There were two other i nmat e s admitted with him.

Th e prison authority noted that the Sri Lankan inmate would be subjected to a medical review to assess his medical situation.