Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu says adequate warnings have been issued and Police officers will now be directed to enforce the laws and regulations under the Public Health Act.
He says 37 checkpoints have been erected within the main containment areas to monitor unnecessary movement.
Tudravu adds these checkpoints are further boosted during curfew hours with an additional 36 erected from 11pm to 4am daily.
Police say from the 18th to 30th April, 30 people have been arrested for breaching containment zone restrictions, 27 people were found to have breached social gathering restrictions while 90 people were arrested for breaching the curfew.
He says they are still witnessing people moving around unnecessarily in numbers and while they had said arrests would be a last resort they believe that adequate warnings have been issued and Police will now be coming down hard on those found breaching the Public Health Act.
Tudravu stresses that Police are not issuing any passes for those wanting to cross containment zones as these now fall under the responsibility of the Ministry of Health.
He says they are still tasked with issuing passes for movement during curfew hours.
Tudravu adds if your request for movement during curfew hours from 11pm to 4am requires travel between containment zones, approval must be sought first from the Ministry of Health.
If you are not working in one of the industries listed as an essential service, stay home.
If you don't need to run to the supermarket or pharmacies to get urgent supplies for your family, stay home.
If its not a medical emergency, stay home.
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