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Donating blood is an act of kindness. Getting yourself checked for sexually transmitted infections is as well, as it stops you from spreading diseases to others. One man in Singapore didn’t make that connection, however, when he donated his HIV-positive blood. On Wednesday, he was sentenced to jail for lying about his sexual history.The 35-year-old man, whose identity is currently protected under a gag order, lied in a questionnaire about his sexual history, which was required before he could donate blood on Sept. 30, 2017. For this, he has been sentenced to four months in jail and a fine of SG$10,000 ($7,200) under the Infectious Diseases Act, CNA reported.
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