Coronavirus: 1,880 people fined for breaching regulation over past week

Enforcement officials issue 1,222 fines to people not wearing a face mask

5 April 2021, 3:37pm
by Karl Azzopardi

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Enforcement authorities have handed out 1,880 fines for the flouting of COVID-19 regulation over the last week.

Government administered Facebook page Covid19 Malta reported that 1,222 fines were handed out to people not wearing the face mask properly.

473 fines were handed out to people congregating in groups of larger than two in a public space.

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Posted by Covid19 Malta on Monday, April 5, 2021

172 persons were fined for breaking household regulation.

On Monday, 56 new cases of COVID-19 were registered, and one person died from the virus.

Active cases stand at 531, after 73 recoveries were registered.

READ ALSO | COVID-19: One death and 56 new cases

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