UAE: COVID-19 sufferers must inform health authorities

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00:00The UAE Federal Public Prosecution has called on people infected with COVID-19 to inform

00:08health authorities.

00:10They said they were keen to promote awareness among residents and help stem the spread of

00:15the virus.

00:16In a tweet posted on its accounts on social media platforms, the public prosecution said

00:21that it is mandatory for a person infected with COVID-19 to visit the Ministry of Health

00:26and Prevention or other health authorities to receive medical treatment and enable the

00:31authorities to stem the spread of the infection.

00:34The public prosecution referred to Articles 32 and 33 of the federal law concerning the

00:40prevention of communicable diseases, which reads,

00:43Upon knowing that he or she is infected with certain diseases, the infected person and

00:48close contact should go to the Ministry or health authorities to receive medical treatment,

00:53advice, and awareness of the risks and infections, and the ways of transmitting the infection.

00:59According to Article 38 of the same law, violators could fail jail and fines between 10,000 and

01:0550,000 dirhams.

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