Authorities issue 1,701 fines for breaches of COVID-19 regulation

1,446 people fined for not wearing a mask over the past week

15 March 2021, 2:26pm
by Karl Azzopardi / Laura Calleja

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Police patrols covered various areas where people are known to congregate (Photo: Malta Police Force)

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Authorities issued 1,701 fines related to the breaching of COVID-19 regulation over the last week.

Facebook page Covid19 Malta, which is administered by government and health authorities announced the figures.

1,446 people were fined for not wearing a mask, while 180 were penalised for congregating in groups large than four people.

The remaining 71 fines were handed out for the organisation of events not permitted by the legal notice and for the infringement of regulation surrounding establishments.

3,091 quarantine inspections were carried out, with four people found breaking the law.

L-entitajiet responsabbli mill-infurzar komplew jaraw li r-regoli maħsuba biex niġġieldu t-tixrid tal-Covid-19 ikunu...
Posted by Covid19 Malta on Monday, March 15, 2021

Police issue 750 fines

In a statement earlier on Monday, the police said they had issued 750 fines relating to breaches in COVID-19 regulations over the past week.

Police said 440 hours of crime prevention foot patrols, 193 km of crime prevention e-bike patrols by the community policing teams were done in the last week.

On Monday, Malta registered 213 COVID-19 cases, with the total active cases standing at 3,018.

A very busy week for the @maltapolice highlighted by a record number of COVID-19 related fines ⚠️ - 7️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ fines...
Posted by The Malta Police Force on Monday, March 15, 2021

Karl Azzopardi is Online Editor and an IGM press awards (Human Stories) winner of 2019

Laura Calleja is features editor at MaltaToday