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An indulgent and careless woman who sparked a major health emergency in south-east Queensland last year after dodging the state s border rules while infected with COVID-19 has been sentenced to 40 hours of community service after pleading guilty to a downgraded charge.
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Magistrate Sue Ganasan described Ms Muranga s actions as indulgent and careless
In sentencing, Magistrate Ganasan noted Ms Muranga had been demonised
Olivia Muranga and two friends travelled to Melbourne to holiday last July, when all of Victoria was a declared coronavirus hotspot.
When the trio flew back to Queensland via Sydney, they lied to health officials about their travel history and falsified their border documentation in an attempt to avoid mandatory hotel quarantine.