2 COVID-19 positive persons to face charges for breaking quarantine
The news comes as the territory has so far confirmed 9 new imported cases of the virus as of December 15, 2020, since the December 1, 2020, tourism re-opening; bringing the total positive cases in the Virgin Islands to 83, with 73 recoveries and 1 death to date.
According to Hon Malone, speaking at the Third Session of the Fourth House of Assembly (HoA) held at Save the Seed Energy Centre in Duff's Bottom, Tortola, on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, said: “We have some folks who are just… they would not adhere to the quarantine protocols so, as I mentioned before, we are going to seek to raise it [penalties] to $5000, but I got to get the nod from the Premier and then from Cabinet if we can’t move it to $10,000."
Contact tracing cost $$$ - Hon Malone
Hon Malone continued, “Because it will cost us in order for us to continue to contact trace and to do all of what we need to put in place… so then persons will know that we are serious about this,” he said.
Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) said that while Government knew there would be increased risks with the opening of the borders, safety nets are in place and so far there is no evidence of community spread of the virus from the rogue individuals.
“It’s not good to know one of them left the quarantine area and went somewhere, but the good part so far… is that of the 16 persons that have been contact traced… all of them come out to have been negative,” he said.
Hon Fahie indicated that that with just a few more persons left to locate, the hope is that they all test negative for the virus and thus, preserve the health and safety of those in the territory.
Maximum $1000 fine currently on books
Currently, according to the gazetted regulations, “A person who tampers with or damages a geofencing device [tracking bracelet], shall be issued a fixed penalty notice by the relevant authorised officer and be required to pay a fine of one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125).”
The fine is set to up to $1000 for those who contravene other protocols or guidelines of the COVID-19 regulations, such as breaking quarantine, which the administration is seeking to raise to $10,000.
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48 Responses to “2 COVID-19 positive persons to face charges for breaking quarantine”
You just need to shut to %^&* up, everything out of you all mouth is deport but wait I guess you can’t travel your brooks @#$ so that's all you can think of so it's called jealousy damn fool.
We are not going into a lockdown. If there is community spread it may be restricted curfew so stop trying to encourage panic shopping.
We have rules that apply only in some cases:
There’s a video of an incident and the Police Station today where one officer had his mask over his mouth with nose exposed threatening to arrest the person taping but he need fining himself.
Another officer in the same incident had off her mask completely while speaking to the person taping and none of the officers were 6 ft apart.
You have carollers going into banks and establishments (15 or more at a time) singing without masks and not 6 ft apart but people must stand outside in a line waiting to get in the bank.
We have a news reporter interviewing others while not wearing and a mask and asking them to remove theirs and still not 6 ft apart and would turn around with the B** S**** about others violating quarantine.
Hypocrisy.
So because she and others taking a risk, everyone else including the Tour Guide should be quiet about others not complying.
When you type try typing something with sense.
U a good man but too much time in immigration bro.
What is the point of the bracelets if you only check them once a cse is positive? Why is there no alert system on them when people go out of the zones?
I bet if you checked all the bracelets not just the ones that come back as positive you wpould find out how poorly people follow protocols when they are out of sight, out of mind.
No conscience, such beasts!!!