60-year-old woman to front court for allegedly not self-isolating

A 60-year-old woman who allegedly breached mandatory self-quarantine measures after returning from overseas has been charged and will appear in the Suva Magistrates Court today.

Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho says they were notified when the woman turned up to the Registrar of Marriage Office in Suva last month requesting an urgent procedure of marriage.

He says it was discovered the woman returned from USA on 23rd March as per her travel itinerary and was supposed to be under self-isolation.

The woman was arrested after completing self-quarantine and has been charged with one count of failure to comply with an order under the Public Health Act.