Coronavirus in Elda | Local Police warns that serious offenses carry a 600 euro fine

TheElda Local PoliceIt has made 18 complaints in two days – Tuesday and Wednesday – within the special device for the control of drivers and pedestrians. Most offenders areyoung boysand even minors. The objective is, on the one hand, to raise awareness among citizens of the obligation to stay at home to avoid the spread of infections bycoronavirusand, on the other, to enforce the measures included in theDecree 463/2020 that declares the state of alarm.

The agents verify that in thevehiclesthat circulate on public roads no more than one person travels and that the reason for the displacement is justified by some of the exceptions included in the same Decree, such as attendance at work, the purchase of food or medicine, going to thehospital or health centeror assistance to elderly or dependent people.

The Decree contemplates that during the validity of the state of alarm, people may only circulate along the roads or spaces for public use to carry out the aforementioned activities, which must be carried out individually, unless accompanied by persons with disabilities, minors , older or for anotherjust cause.

In this sense, the Elda Local Police recalls that in thedisplacementOnly a maximum of two people can travel to health centers: the patient and a companion. In the event that more than two people travel, the corresponding sanction will be imposed.

In addition, the Local Police is also controlling the presence of pedestrians on public roads without just cause, a serious offense that carries a penalty of600 euros. It must be remembered that on Monday the agents issued five sanction acts that have already been transferred to the Government Subdelegation, which will resolve accordingly.

The Local Police, through its Chief Commissioner,Francisco Cazorla, remember that “the measures of the Decree-Law are mandatory, that the instructions given to citizens must be followed and that we should all be aware of thegravityof the situation”.

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