A man was sentenced to five months in prison, suspended for two years, for violating partial lockdown measures, on a day Macau recorded its fourth Covid-19-related death.
Macau closed Monday, and until July 18, all non-essential commercial activities, including casinos, imposing the mandatory use of KN95 or “higher standard” masks and prohibiting staying on the street.
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The head of the Liaison Division for Police Affairs and Public Relations of the Unitary Police Services of the Chinese region said that the authorities issued this Wednesday, until 3:00 p.m. local time (08:00 in Lisbon), reprimands to 588 people for violating the measures control of the pandemic.
Since Monday, security forces have also forwarded 19 cases of people suspected of violating the restrictions to the procuratorate, Cheong Kin Ian added.
The Court of First Instance applied the first sentence, in summary judgment, to an inhabitant found “without a mask smoking in the street” on Tuesday night, revealed the police official.
In addition to a five-month prison sentence, suspended for five months, the man still has one month to pay a fine of 10 thousand patacas (more than 1,230 euros), said Cheong Kin Ian.
According to an order from the Chief Executive, “all people must remain in their homes, except for necessary work and the purchase of basic goods for daily life or other urgent reasons.”
Violation of these regulations can be punished with a prison sentence of up to two years or a fine of up to 240 days.
COVID-19. Macau virtually closed, anyone not wearing a mask risks arrest
Macao registered the fourth death related to Covid-19, since the start of the pandemic more than two years ago, revealed the head of the emergency service of the Conde de São Januário Hospital Center, Lei Wai Seng.
A 94-year-old woman, chronically ill with heart problems, died around 00:30 local time (17:30 Tuesday in Lisbon), ten days after being hospitalized with symptoms.
The city registered in the last 24 hours 32 new cases of Covid-19the lowest number since June 22, with 10 infections detected outside of areas already placed in isolation.
Still, Leong Iek Hou of the Novel Coronavirus Contingency Coordination Center argued that residents should “remain very vigilant to reduce the risk of transmission as much as possible.”
A massive round of population testing will begin Thursday, the ninth round since the start of the current outbreak, which caused more than 1,600 infected.
Source: Observadora
