67 people issued Public Health Infringement Notices for failing to wear a mask in a public place while 2 PSV drivers issued notices for not following 50% capacity

67 people have been issued Public Health Infringement Notices over the last 24-hour period for failing to wear a mask in a public place.

Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu says it is unfortunate that there are still many Fijians that take these life saving health measures lightly and by doing so are putting their lives and the lives of their loved ones at risk.

The Central Division recorded 27 cases, the Eastern Division 12, Southern Division 10 and West 7. Officers from the Police Special Response Unit issued 11 Public Health Infringement Notices for failure to wear a mask in a public place.

Tudravu says Infringement Notices for social gathering have been issued in the Western and Southern Division.

Four notices were issued in the Southern Division and three in the West.

Two Public Service Vehicle Drivers were issued infringement notices for failure to comply with the Ministry of Health 50 percent capacity guidelines.

Police have reminded people that masks must be worn at all times when in a public place.

Fixed penalties are in place for breaching COVID-19 related regulations and a person who will be issued the infringement notice will have to pay the fixed penalty or elect to dispute in court within 90 days.

The penalty for failure to comply with the curfew order is $30, the penalty for failure to wear a face-covering in a public place is $20, the penalty for failure to wear a face-covering in a public service vehicle is $40, the penalty for failure of being 2 metres away from any other person in a queue is $20, the penalty for failure to comply with an order in relation to any gathering is $100, the penalty for failure to comply with an order in relation to entering or leaving a containment zone or lockdown zone is $75, the penalty for failure to comply with an order in relation to travel withing a containment zone is $75, and the penalty for failure to comply with an order in relation to consumption of kava and liquor is $50.

The penalty for failure to limit customer capacity at customer-facing services is $200 and the penalty for failure to limit passenger capacity in public service vehicles is $200.

If an individual to whom an infringement notice has been issued refuses to immediately comply with the order, he or she commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or both.