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20 May 2021 12:23PM (Updated:
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SINGAPORE: Eight people, who broke COVID-19 regulations by gathering with two others on Boxing Day last year, were fined S$3,000 each on Thursday (May 20).
The eight British nationals had partied with two others on a yacht near Lazarus Island and pleaded guilty to exceeding the maximum group size limit allowed for gatherings during that period.
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At the time of the offence on Dec 26, 2020, Singapore was in Phase 2 of its reopening. A limit of five people was imposed on gatherings outside their homes.