In New Zealand, the website of denunciations of violators of the quarantine coronavirus have not coped with the flood of complaints
New Zealand Police
In New Zealand from March 30 because of the epidemic of the coronavirus authorities imposed a quarantine on the two coming weeks. In this regard, local police have created a website where everyone could post information about violating quarantine citizens. And the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern also encouraged to use this site to report shops which inflate the prices of commodities, reports the international French radio RFI.
in Just a few hours after its launch, the website received so much information that is hopelessly hung. This was reported in the new Zealand Ministry of the interior. “We have received 4,200 reports of violations. This proves that our fellow citizens want to abide by the quarantine,” – said the prefect of police Mike Bush.
the largest violation of the quarantine a few hours after its introduction has become a party in a hotel in Queenstown, which brought together 60 people.
Withdrawal applies to all residents, with the exception of only people of certain professions. Authorities, including the police, may require people to call the reason why they are not at home. If necessary, violators may be arrested and charged, reports the NZ Herald.
To the end of the month, the police through the new website has already received 9,600 complaints on violation of the regime of self-isolation. The service is still struggling to cope with the traffic. Police users are asked nabbe informed of patient or call the number 105, which is not an emergency.
one of the violators of the quarantine is already in court. It is also known that failure to properly observe the regime of self-isolation, was arrested a few tourists, they are deported.
According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU) on the evening of 31 March, in New Zealand recorded 647 cases of coronavirus, died on 1 person.
