Reports that people breached self-isolation proved wrong
REPORTS of people breaching self-isolation have been investigated by police but have been proven to be incorrect.
Director of public health Dr Nicola Brink said yesterday that people in self-isolation are contacted on a daily basis to see how they are doing.
If they fail to answer that call, police officers are sent to their address.
There were two reports of people not isolating at the weekend, she said, and these had turned out to be due to phone problems.
There was another case where a call reporting an apparent breach was being taken at the same time as the person self-isolating was talking to a member of the Public Health team during their daily ‘safe and well’ check.
The other case occurred because the person’s mobile phone battery was flat.
Someone else had posted a picture of themself and their mother on Mother’s Day. That was from last year but led to reports of isolation being breached.
‘This is a mandatory self-isolation. There is a letter that people get when they come into the island and this is a requirement. If they are breaking their self-isolation they are breaking the law,’ said Dr Brink.
If people were worried about someone they thought should be self-isolating but was not, they should call Public Health in the first instance, said Dr Brink.
The police can also help out, she said.
