In case 10672, the woman surnamed Jiang and the man surnamed Lin in case 10472 were fined 600,000 yuan by the Gao City Health Bureau for concealing their footprints.
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[Reporter Huang Jialin/Kaohsiung Report] Five members of the Lin family in Xiaogang, Kaohsiung were diagnosed with Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19). A fine of 300,000 yuan was imposed. In October last year, the judge believed that Jiang’s active cooperation with the epidemic investigation was due to the fact that the Gao City Health Bureau did not give Jiang’s opportunity to express her opinions. Therefore, it was determined that the usage violated the fine and the fine was revoked by mistake; Lin Nan also filed an administrative lawsuit, and the judge also Thinking that the Gao City Health Bureau has violated the usage, it not only ordered the cancellation of the ticket, but also ordered the Gao City Health Bureau to return 300,000 to Lin Nan.
The verdict pointed out that on June 1, 2021, a man surnamed Lin who lived in Xiaogang, Kaohsiung was diagnosed with the infection due to a visit from a friend in New Taipei City, and then passed the virus to his wife surnamed Jiang and his 8-month-old daughter. Infected, a total of 5 people were infected in this case; Jiang's wife was sent to the negative pressure isolation ward of Kaohsiung Chang Gung Hospital for treatment after being diagnosed.
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On June 3 of the same year, Jiangnv was notified of her diagnosis and isolation. She was admitted to a negative pressure isolation ward on the same day. Not only was her mobile phone confiscated a few hours later, she also had no communication tools, was nervous, couldn’t concentrate, was hungry and Tired, sleepy, and worried about her family and children, she tried her best to explain the known things, but was still found by the Gaoshi government for not explaining clearly, avoiding, and hindering the investigation of the epidemic. After 7 days, she was directly fined 300,000 yuan.
Jiang Nv refused to accept it. Most people can’t fully remember what they did and where they went on a certain day, so they needed other people and methods to brainstorm and restore the footprints. She also cooperated with the police to help restore the footprints, but the high city government also accused her of using "squeezing toothpaste" to hide the footprints, not knowing where she broke the law.
Lin Nan was also fined 300,000 yuan by the Gao City Health Bureau for the same reason. He said that after he was diagnosed on June 3, he was immediately sent to the hospital for isolation, and his mobile phone was taken away by the police the next day. Tired and sleepy and not knowing his wife and daughter, he was bombarded by the epidemic investigators for exhaustive interviews. In addition, the epidemic investigators came and went in a hurry, and did not leave their identity information. He wanted to find someone to testify, but he didn't know who to turn to.
The judge of the Kaohsiung District Court summoned the epidemic investigators at the time to appear in court. The epidemic investigators confirmed that she would tell Jiang Nu whatever she asked her. Regarding the footprints, she asked Jiang Nu to explain things clearly. "She told everything honestly." , and in the investigation reports of the three epidemic investigators, there was no clear evidence that Jiang Nu had deliberately concealed her footprints, annihilated materials, or other behaviors that were sufficient to deliberately refuse, evade, or obstruct the local competent authority’s epidemic investigation. When the government issued the fine, it did not give Jiang Nu a chance to express her opinion, so it was determined that the Gao City government had violated the usage and revoked the fine.
As for Mr. Lin, the judge believes that the Health Bureau accused Mr. Lin of concealing the footprints of his friend's visit to the house, but the friend's visit was 11 days before the diagnosis. Considering the process of epidemic investigation, people's memory may be wrong and inaccurate. Clearly, even if the epidemic investigation report has been revised many times, it cannot be used as an excuse to determine that Lin Nan obstructed the epidemic investigation and fine him. In addition, the Health Bureau also did not give Lin Nan a chance to express his opinion before issuing the fine. Therefore, it was decided to revoke the ticket, and the Gao City Health Bureau should return 300,000 yuan to Lin Nan, who can appeal.