Author: dianamontano1
Hong Kong – Woman sentenced for violating Prevention and Control of Disease Regulation
Woman sentenced for violating Prevention and Control of Disease Regulation ************************************************************************** A 25-year-old woman was sentenced to immediate imprisonment for 14 days by the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts today (August 18) for violating the Prevention and Control of Disease Regulation (Cap. 599A) (the Regulation). The woman was classified as a close contact of a COVID-19 confirmed case and was subsequently transferred to Penny’s Bay Quarantine Centre for isolation on December 15, 2020. On December 23, 2020, she felt unwell and was sent to North Lantau Hospital for medical treatment. However, she did not follow the instructions to return to the ... Read more