BMS raps doctors for violating guidelines

TDT | Manama

Bahrain Medical Society has condemned the actions of some doctors who did not follow the protocol related to tackling Coronavirus. The association denounced the doctors for not following the right measures in the wake of Coronavirus threat and putting the public health at risk.

The society said that doctors need to be extra careful and should give utmost importance to public health. Failing to do so results in harm to everyone, it stated. It stated that the society is surprised to see that some doctors are ignoring the protocol, putting the public at risk.

This comes after a dentist got into trouble after violating COVID-19 isolation procedure. The Ministry of Health’s Department of Public Health announced that it  suspended a dentist working at a private dental clinic in Seef area and referred him to the Public Prosecution.

The ministry noted that the individual in question did not follow the specific guidelines given, which included mandatory self-isolation for 14 days, after arriving into Bahrain from a COVID-19 affected country.

The ministry has taken the necessary measures to ensure the health and safety of the community by closing the private dental clinic, and testing all individuals who had been in contact with the dentist. The ministry underlined that the individual had violated the Health Law no (34) of 2018.