Breaking the quarantine order in the state of Hawaii will cost you thousands, or your freedom.
What’s happening:
- Hawaii Gov. David Ige signed a new order on Monday that will require all residents and visitors traveling to different islands of the state to stay indoors for 14 days, a measure of self-quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic.
- People “related to medical or health care will not be subject to the self-quarantine so long as they wear appropriate protective gear and follow the social distancing requirements,” according to the proclamation.
- In a previous proclamation, Ige announced anyone entering the state of Hawaii needed to go under self quarantine.
- Violators could face a $5,000 fine or one year in prison if they are convicted.
- CNN said: “In this case, quarantined people cannot leave their hotel rooms or receive visitors. People traveling for health care aren’t required to quarantine themselves, though they must follow the social distancing measures laid out in a previous supplementary proclamation. “
- The proclamation reads: “The dangers of COVID-19 require the serious attention, effort, and sacrifice of all people in the State to avert unmanageable strains on our healthcare system and other catastrophic impacts to the State.”
Examples of arrests over social distancing
- Several people have been arrested over violating social distancing rules.
- A Florida megachurch pastor was arrested on charges of unlawful assembly for hosting a service with hundreds of people, according to The Guardian.
- Similarly, a Louisiana pastor faced charges after he hosted a gathering, according to NBC News.
- But police have suggested arrests are a last resort to enforce people to practice social distancing, according to ABC News.
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Correction: This article previously said Hawaii Gov. David Ige called for a quarantine for anyone entering the state in his new proclamation. He said it in a previous proclamation. He announced in his new order that residents must quarantine when traveling between islands.