Eight COVID violators jailed and fined in Bahrain
TDT | Manama
The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com
The Lower Criminal Court sentenced eight defendants to six months in jail and fined them BD1,000 to BD3,000 for violating their mandatory quarantine as part of the precautionary measures for combating the coronavirus (COVID-19).
The Public Prosecution was notified by the Public Health Department at the Ministry of Health about the violations.
“The defendants left their places of residence on different dates during the quarantine period, while two of them who tested positive left their homes and went to private hospitals for a COVID-19 re-examination,” said Chief of the Ministries and Public Entities Prosecution.
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