COVID-19 orders during a “social event” at a rental property on King Street East. Hamilton to begin ‘naming and shaming’ businesses that break COVID-19 rules Paul Johnson, the city’s emergency operations director, says the list includes exceeding capacity limits for an event or meeting space, not conducting screenings, no contact tracing, no physical distancing and not having a safety plan.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]He adds that the sixth charge is for allegedly obstructing bylaw officers who were on scene to enforce the provincial orders.Johnson says those involved “had no care whatsoever for the fact that we’re in a pandemic, because there were so many breaches on so many fronts.” .