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Hundreds of fines have been issued and NSW Police have charged more than 20 people for breaking COVID-19 orders while a reality television contestant's visa is under review after she boasted about flouting hotel quarantine rules.
Police issued 240 penalty infringement notices in one day, 53 of which were $200 fines for failing to wear a fitted face covering.
Police also criminally charged 23 people for failing to comply with public health orders. These included two teenagers in Fairfield and two men who failed to wear a mask in Sydney's CBD and then resisted arrested, one at a fast food outlet and another at a supermarket.