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[NZ] Covid 19 coronavirus: $300 instant fines for not wearing a mask on public transport ...
From https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm
Covid 19 coronavirus: $300 instant fines for not wearing a mask on public transport - Who is exempt?
28 Aug, 2020 7:31am
By: Amelia Wade
Political reporter, NZ Herald
People not wearing masks on public transport could be fined $300 on the spot from Monday for as long as New Zealand is in alert level 2.
The move comes as health officials revealed there are 600 people connected to the Mt Roskill church "mini cluster" which is yet to be clearly epidemiologically linked to the Auckland outbreak.
But officials say it is genomically linked to the resurgence of Covid-19 so the city is still on track to shift out of lockdown at 11.59pm on Sunday.
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28 Aug, 2020 7:31am
By: Amelia Wade
Political reporter, NZ Herald
People not wearing masks on public transport could be fined $300 on the spot from Monday for as long as New Zealand is in alert level 2.
The move comes as health officials revealed there are 600 people connected to the Mt Roskill church "mini cluster" which is yet to be clearly epidemiologically linked to the Auckland outbreak.
But officials say it is genomically linked to the resurgence of Covid-19 so the city is still on track to shift out of lockdown at 11.59pm on Sunday.
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