The Ministry of Justice confirmed that the penalties stipulated in Federal Law No. 14 of 2014 regarding communicable diseases control apply to the new Corona virus (Covid 19) after its inclusion by the Ministry of Health and Community Protection in the list of communicable diseases formally attached to the law.
The law shall impose imprisonment and a fine not exceeding 10 thousand dirhams, or one of these two penalties, for persons who refuse to inform the concerned authority whenever they know or suspect that any person has died or died of any of the communicable diseases within 24 hours.
For its part, the Ministry of Health and Community Protection stressed the importance of all community members adhering to health guidelines, warning against breaching the requirements of the home quarantine, or violating the law on communicable diseases.
In detail, the Ministry of Justice stated that the penalties stipulated in the Communicable Diseases Act aim to protect public health and enhance the efforts of the state in implementing the strategy to combat communicable diseases and prevent their spread, including the Corona virus.
And she explained that he shall be punished with imprisonment and a fine not exceeding 10 thousand dirhams, or one of these two penalties, doctors, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and practitioners of medical professions who refrain from notifying their affiliation whenever they know or suspect that any person has died or died of any of the communicable diseases within 24 hours, as well as The same penalty applies to adults who do not come in contact with the patient from the adult, the direct official in the workplace or study of the patient or the person suspected of his injury, and the captain of the ship, plane or public vehicle, if the patient or the person suspected of being injured is traveling on any of them, from reporting to the Ministry of Health and Prevention Community about To the situation when they knew or suspected injury.
The law shall be punished by imprisonment, and by a fine of no less than 10 thousand dirhams and not more than 50 thousand dirhams, or one of these two penalties, whoever travels or moves to any place other than the health facility without the approval of the Ministry or the health authority, and on any person who knows he is injured or Suspected of having a communicable disease without reporting it.
The same penalty applies to anyone who refrains from going to the Ministry or the health authority to receive treatment, advice and awareness of the risks of infection and methods of transmission when knowing that he has a disease that is in effect, and to everyone who does not adhere to preventive measures, implement prescriptions and adhere to the instructions given to him, with the aim of preventing Transferring the infection to others.
A penalty of imprisonment for a period not exceeding 5 years and a fine of no less than 50 thousand dirhams and no more than 100 thousand dirhams, or one of these two penalties, is any person who knows that he suffers from a communicable disease and intentionally comes with any behavior that results in the transmission of the disease to others, and in the case of repeated The violation doubles the prison sentence.
The law takes into account the rights of people with communicable diseases, specifying their duties, and specifies ways to report communicable diseases, the procedures to be followed when they are discovered, and the procedures for controlling them, in addition to the conditions of isolation, quarantine, and procedures to which those coming to the state from the injured, or suspected of having these diseases.
For her part, the official spokesperson for the health sector in the Emirates, Dr. Farida Al Hosani, stressed the importance of the commitment of citizens and residents on the territory of the country not to leave the homes except for work or for the absolute necessity, while adhering to health and preventive guidelines, and social divergence.
She added that the legally prescribed penalties will be imposed on violators according to the Law on Communicable Diseases, and fines will be tightened and the legal procedures that lead to imprisonment and financial fines will be tightened.
Al-Hosani stressed, in media statements, the need to avoid gatherings, while maintaining safe distances, and urged everyone not to go to hospitals except in critical or necessary cases, to adhere to instructions and adhere to social divergence to ensure the health and safety of all, and called on the public to be patient and to wait in the current period And not to contribute to spreading rumors and false news, according to what was previously announced by the Attorney General in applying the law to violators.
The law put seven prohibitions on those infected with any of the communicable diseases, as it prohibits the person who knows that he is infected with or suspected of having any of the communicable diseases to travel or move to any place other than the health facility, except with the approval of the Ministry of Health or the concerned authority, and a ban on any coming know An injured or suspected of a communicable disease must enter the country only after informing the Ministry of Health or the health authority, and obtaining its approval, and those coming from the affected countries are subject to the necessary measures determined by the Ministry of Health or the health authority, to ensure that they are free of diseases.
As for the persons suspected of their injuries, they are subject to the procedures decided by the Ministry of Health and the health authority, including health isolation according to their health condition, and the patient must, upon knowing that he suffers from one of the diseases mentioned in the law and who is in contact with him, to go to the Ministry of Health or the health authority to receive treatment, advice and awareness of the risk of injury And ways of transmission of infection, and the injured must adhere to preventive measures and implementation of prescriptions and adhere to the instructions given to him in order to prevent the transmission of infection to others, and prohibit anyone who knows that he has one of the diseases mentioned in the law, intentionally coming Any behavior that results in transmitting the disease to others.
The law defined three rights for people with communicable diseases, namely the prohibition of placing any special restrictions or requirements on people with communicable diseases that prevent them from obtaining the rights prescribed to them in the legislation in force in the state, taking into account their health condition, without prejudice to the measures necessary to reduce and prevent communicable diseases, The law gave them the right to receive the necessary health care and treatment in government health facilities, and the right to protect the confidentiality of their information related to the disease.
For his part, the legal advisor, Mansour Al-Mazmi, affirmed that the penalty for violating the communicable diseases law ranges between imprisonment and a fine of 10 thousand dirhams, the penalty for not informing the competent authorities of the existence of an infected person, and up to 5 years in prison and a fine of 100 thousand dirhams for those known to be infected with the emerging coronavirus and transmitted between people With the intention of spreading the disease.
Al-Mazmi stressed the importance of societal awareness of the need to immediately report any injured person, the symptoms of the infection are observed, in order to take appropriate measures with this case by the health authorities in the country, noting that silence and failure to report, whether from the person himself or those around him, is considered a criminal act.
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Prohibitions and rights for people infected with the Corona virus.