Fines of almost 800,000 lei were imposed on private individuals and legal entities that didn’t comply with the measures imposed by the authorities to combat the spread of the COVID-19 infection, IPN reports.

According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, 38 reports have been compiled since the Commission for Exceptional Situations approved the relevant decision - 33 against business entities and five against private individuals who didn’t respect the measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Recently, the Contravention Code was supplemented with a new article concerning the non-observance of the measures to prevent and combat epidemic diseases. If there is a danger to public health, the fine is of 22,000 to 25,000 lei for private individuals and of 50,000 to 75,000 lei for legal entities. Fines of at most 25,000 lei are imposed on those who intentionally present false or incomplete personal data in epidemiological forms or refuse to complete these.