Woman sentenced for violating Prevention and Control of Disease Regulation

     A 39-year-old woman was sentenced by the Shatin Magistrates' Courts today (March 20) for violating the Prevention and Control of Disease Regulation (Cap. 599A).

     The woman earlier tested positive for COVID-19 and was issued with an isolation order. Before the end of the isolation period, she left the place of isolation on August 7 last year. She was charged with contravening sections 32(1) and (3) of the Regulation and was fined $8,000 by the Shatin Magistrates' Courts today.