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‘BD10,000 max fine’

Manama

The Cabinet chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister yesterday urged citizens to be cautious and follow preventive health guidelines procedures introduced to contain the spread of COVID-19, particularly amidst its outbreak across a large number of countries globally.

The session stressed that legal measures will  be taken against all individuals who do not comply with the quarantine and isolation measures under implementation.

The maximum penalties prescribed in the Public Health Law No. (34) of 2018 outlines failure to comply with quarantine measures is punishable by imprisonment for a period of at least three months and a fine no less than BD1,000 and no more than BD10,000, or one of these two penalties.

The Cabinet recognised the importance of following the Ministry of Health’s instructions to those arriving from Italy, South Korea, Egypt and Lebanon during the past two weeks to self-isolate for 14 days, and to schedule their medical examination by visiting www.moh.gov.bh/covid19  or calling 444, whilst avoiding contact with others.

HRH the Crown Prince reviewed the latest developments regarding the global spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and wide-ranging measures Bahrain is implementing to contain the spread of the virus within its borders. HRH the Crown Prince also reviewed plans to evacuate Bahraini citizens from the Islamic Republic of Iran, in line with the directives of HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, to safeguard the well-being of citizens and residents.

The Cabinet suspended all business travel for government employees across all levels and urged all citizens to minimise their travels wherever possible.

Among other things, the Cabinet approved a list of recommended Chinese universities to study medicine programmes in the Chinese, and assigned the Ministry of Education to co-ordinate with the Cultural Attaché in China to direct Bahraini students enrolled in Chinese universities, from 2017 and subsequent years, by transferring to one of the six universities recommended.

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