Mississippi: COVID+ must isolate for 10 days or face $5,000 fine, 5 years in jail by Ashley Sadler for Life Site News
GNN Note – Another tyrant steps out of the shadow to expose himself. We are not subject to “health minister” regardless of what they say or what dictates they issue. They are not elected, therefore, we do not follow their orders. /END
Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs issued a statewide order August 20.
Tested positive for COVID-19? Failure to self-isolate could land you in prison if you live in Mississippi, according to an order put out by the state health officer on Friday.
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Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs issued a statewide order August 20 threatening fines and prison time for COVID-positive Mississippians who fail to quarantine.
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“All persons residing in Mississippi must immediately home-isolate on first knowledge of infection with COVID-19,” wrote Dobbs, who became the state’s health officer in 2018 and is an Associate Professor at the UMMC School of Population Health.
According to Dobbs, those who test positive for the virus must isolate at home “or [an]other appropriate residential location” for at least 10 days from the onset of symptoms or the reception of a positive test.
The order does not exempt those who have been “fully vaccinated” or who are asymptomatic.
While a negative COVID test is not required to leave isolation afterwards, “you must be fever free for at least 24 hours with improvement of other symptoms.”
Dobbs added that grade schools in Mississippi “are required to exclude all students and faculty diagnosed with COVID-19 from the school setting.”
The health officer then specified the punishment for those who fail to comply with his orders.
“The failure or refusal to obey the lawful order of a health officer is, at a minimum, a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $500.00 (41-3-59) or imprisonment for six months or both,” he wrote.
Dobbs’ order then made clear that noncompliance with COVID-19 protocols will incur heftier penalties than merely failing to comply with other directives issued by a health officer.
