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About 1% of COVID-19 complaints in Manitoba lead to fines
Coronavirus: Flouting public health rules will now bring $486 fine for Manitobans Since the province announced fines for breaking emergency orders of $486 for individuals and $2,542 for businesses in April, 5,284 complaints have come in.Of those complaints, there have been 59 tickets issued and 137 warnings issued.A spokesperson for the province says the focus is on educating the public and most people are following the rules.There are federal rules in place, as well.The federal health department has fines for people who don’t properly quarantine when they return from visits abroad.The penalty can range from a verbal warning to an arrest with up to six months behind bars as well as fines up to $750,000.The penalties are higher if you