A Chatham man has been hit in the pocket book for not following the federal Quarantine Act.
Chatham-Kent Police issued a $1,130 fine to a 41-year-old man after it was learned he recently returned from the U.S. and was failing to comply with the mandatory 14-day self-isolation order.
“It is certainly unfortunate and disheartening that anyone would place themselves and more importantly others at risk by not following the simple direction provided to them in respect to self-quarantine.’ said Police Chief, Gary Conn. “In order for us to mitigate this pandemic, a collaborative approach is going to be required by all of us and I would please request that everyone does their part to ensure this occurs.”
Through investigation, police learned that the man travelled to Florida and returned to Canada on July 10 via Pearson International Airport in Toronto, making him bound by the Quarantine Act until July 24.
According to police, Chatham-Kent Public Health is now investigating after the man failed to self-isolate and potentially exposed not only his family and friends, but several members of our community.