Australian state to impose hefty fines to compel COVID-19 isolation

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Australian state to impose hefty fines to compel COVID-19 isolation
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Fines of nearly A$5,000 will be issued to anyone breaching stay at home orders. Repeat offenders face a fine of up to A$20,000.

“Fresh air at the front door. Fresh air in your front yard or backyard or opening a window,” he said. Australia has recorded nearly 19,000 COVID-19 cases and 232 fatalities, far fewer than many other developed nations after closing its international borders early, imposing social distancing restrictions and mass virus testing.But as the country began to reopen, community transmissions rose significantly in Victoria which has recorded triple digit new cases for weeks. It now has the bulk of infections in the country, with nearly 12,000 reported cases.

“There are a number of people who have knowingly breached the curfew — so somebody who decided they were bored and they were going to go out for a drive, somebody who decided that they needed to buy a car after 8:00 pm last night,” Victoria Minister for Police Lisa Neville told reporters in Melbourne.

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