Calgary police say seven tickets have been issued to people who have violated the Public Health Act orders around the COVID-19 pandemic, one to a person who licked their hands before touching items at a pharmacy.
The Calgary Police Service said on Wednesday that five of those tickets also came with charges under the Criminal Code. One instance saw three people charged with theft, possession of heroine and breach of conditions, but the circumstances also led to each of them being charged with not complying with the Public Health Act. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Officers charged a man who intentionally coughed in another person’s face following an argument in a grocery store with assault as well