A TCM practitioner agreed to open her clinic to treat the son of a long-time customer during the “circuit breaker” period, when all non-essential businesses were ordered to shut. She later treated more customers, seeing five people in all during the circuit breaker and illicitly opening her clinic in Jalan Bukit Ho Swee. But one of her customers was unhappy with the services provided, and her husband informed MTI about the TCM practitioner’s breach. For her offences, Nie Xin, 46, was fined S$10,500 by a court on Wed. She pleaded guilty to three counts under the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act of failing to ensure her clinic was closed and leaving her house without reasonable excuse. The court heard that Nie was a registered TCM practitioner and owned D&N Chinese Treatment Centre. Her lawyer said she had acceded to the request to open her clinic because of their long-standing relationship, and because she was worried the boy’s health would deteriorate. That same day, she accepted another appointment from a different customer – a 35-year-old woman complaining of pain in her waist.... Continue Reading