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UAE Ministry of Interior arrests 64 people for breaking self-quarantine protocol

The UAE Ministry of Interior has arrested 64 individuals who came in contact with COVID-19 patients for breaking the government protocol of home quarantine.
On it the Ministry’s Instagram account, those arrested were referred to the National Crisis and Disasters Management prosecution department at the Federal Public Prosecution .
“They were in contact with confirmed cases of infected COVID-19 personnel and violated the health authorities’ instructions on home quarantine and not followed the 14-day home quarantine procedures which is against the instructions of the health authorities,” the MoI said.
This is a violation of the federal law to combat communicable diseases, which can result in a fine and/or imprisonment.

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