New coronavirus patient who refused to quarantine at home receives court order to `` wear tracking device on ankle ''


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Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick

In Japan, a man in his 50s, who was found to be infected with the new coronavirus and was asked to refrain from going out, died after using a Philippine pub and leaving it saying 'spread the virus.' In Kentucky, USA, meanwhile, those who did not comply with the request for home isolation despite being at risk of the new coronavirus were ordered to 'wear a tracking device on their ankles.'

Coronavirus in Louisville: 4th person ordered to wear ankle monitor
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2020/04/02/coronavirus-louisville-4th-person-ordered-wear-ankle-monitor/5111569002/

COVID-19 Kentucky Update: Judges Order Ankle Monitor For Coronavirus Patients Refusing Quarantine
https://www.ibtimes.com/covid-19-kentucky-update-judges-order-ankle-monitor-coronavirus-patients-refusing-2950981

On April 1, 2020, the Jefferson County Circuit Court, which has jurisdiction over Jefferson County, Kentucky, ordered a man living in Louisville, a county city, to `` receive and wear ankle tracking devices from Louisville Metro Prison. '' Was. This man had a family member with a confirmed new coronavirus infection and another presumed new coronavirus infection, and was requested by the health authorities to isolate his home. .

However, the man refused to sign the agreement to quarantine at home. In addition, a man's family reported to health authorities that he often left home. Whether the man himself is infected with the new coronavirus is unknown because the test results have not been issued, but the court decided that `` the possibility of being infected with the new coronavirus is sufficiently high '' and took this measure I took off.



Previously, Louisville had been ordered to wear a tracking device for men who refused to isolate their homes, and similar orders were given to patients and their families who tested positive for the new coronavirus test. This is the fourth case ordered by a court to attach a tracking device to the ankle.

`` This is obviously a new attempt, but the community has a balance between the right to freedom and the security of the community, '' said Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Angela McCormick Bissig, who signed the court order. I want them to understand that they are taking the same action. '

The court order includes an order to periodically report the location via tracking devices and, if violated, an order may be 'arrested for disobedience or subject to additional criminal charges.' It is also described. In addition, it is said that the obligation to wear is set to 2 weeks after the new coronavirus patient in the family does not show symptoms.



In Nelson County, a short distance from Jefferson County, on the other hand, 24-hour surveillance is performed by county sheriff agents instead of tracking equipment. Regarding the reasons for not taking these measures, Sarah Moyer, director of the Public Health Service, said: `` We chose to use tracking devices instead of placing law enforcement officials in front of the homes of those who had been forced into isolation. Is an issue of human resources. We believe that wearing a tracking device on the ankle is a good way to monitor without unnecessarily wasting personnel. '

Moyer also said, 'To date, the issue has not been escalated because everyone who has been obliged to wear it has complied with the order. But I hope there is no need to do so. '

In Louisville, facilities such as community centers, zoos, parks and libraries have been closed to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, but it has been pointed out that some residents go out without understanding the purpose.

Greg Fischer, Louisville Mayor, said on Twitter, 'We are grateful that many people are staying at home and practicing social distance. People haven't heard this message. ' A picture taken by a local television station attached to this tweet shows people enjoying picnics and sports outdoors, including families with young children.

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