A 39-year-old Brampton man is facing a public-mischief charge after he lied about a family member testing positive for COVID-19 to get out of work, according to Peel Regional Police. On Friday, a Brampton business owner got a call from the man — an employee — reporting one of his family members had tested positive, police say. In response, the business owner shut down and sent all of his employees home. "The business owner already suffered a pretty substantial loss in relation to this, having to close his business and lay-off his employees." Anyone with information related to the Brampton case is being asked to call Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477) or by visiting peelcrimestoppers.ca.

Source: CBC News March 30, 2020 18:45 UTC