Quarantine

(1) For the purposes of preventing, controlling, containing and suppressing the spread of COVID-19, any person entering Belize who tests positive for COVID-19 after being administered a PCR test, rapid test or other test for SARS-CoV2, shall, at the person’s own expense, be put into mandatory quarantine at a government designated quarantine facility at the direction of, and for a period of time as directed by, the 33 Quarantine Authority and in accordance with the guidelines of the Ministry responsible for health. (2) A person who tests positive for COVID-19 may be discharged and declared recovered only by a health professional acting in accordance with the standardized protocols of the Ministry responsible for health. (3) A person who tests positive for COVID-19 commits an offence if that person– (a) fails to go into mandatory quarantine; (b) while in mandatory quarantine, breaches any direction of the Quarantine Authority. (c) escapes or leaves mandatory quarantine before the period of time directed by the Quarantine Authority. (4) A person who commits an offence under subregulation (3) is liable on summary conviction to– (a) mandatory quarantine; and (b) a fine of one thousand dollars.