Time to take a hard line on coronavirus breaches

By Letters to the Editor
Updated July 2 2021 - 1:23am, first published August 1 2020 - 12:00am
The Barr government should be taking a harder line on those who breach COVID-19 regulations, a reader says. Picture: Elesa Kurtz
The Barr government should be taking a harder line on those who breach COVID-19 regulations, a reader says. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Having regard to what is happening in Victoria and parts of NSW, isn't it time the ACT government and ACT Policing stopped pussy footing around with revellers and others who don't comply with COVID physical distancing requirements, and imposed fines and/or other sanctions ("Revellers warned over lax distancing outside restaurants, bars", canberratimes.com.au, July 28)? The issue of only warnings for breaches has been happening for some time now and clearly it has not brought about attitudinal change.

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