COVID border cheat gets community service A border cheat who lied about visiting a COVID-19 hotspot when returning to Qld while infected with the virus will have no conviction recorded. Crime by Vanessa Marsh Premium Content Subscriber only A magistrate has slammed the actions of a woman who lied about being in a COVID-19 hotspot when she returned to Queensland unknowingly infected with the virus, saying her conduct was "selfish", "self-indulgent" and "extremely careless". Olivia Muranga, 20, lied on her border declaration pass when returning from coronavirus-riddled Melbourne last year, claiming she had not been in a COVID hotspot. While unknowingly infected with the virus, Muranga attended her work as a cleaner at a school and visited restaurants which Police Prosecutor Lisa Pye said had a "knock on" effect, causing the school and businesses to be closed for cleaning.