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Jail, fine for deliberately spreading communicable diseases
Gulf Today
|March 12, 2026
The recently approved draft law on combating communicable diseases, passed by the Federal National Council, introduces strict penalties for healthcare professionals.
Under this law, any doctor, pharmacist, pharmacy technician, or other health professional in the public or private sector who fails to report to their respective authority within 8 hours of becoming aware of or suspecting a case of infection or death caused by a communicable disease will face fines ranging from Dhs30,000 to Dhs100,000.
A fine of up to Dhs10,000 may be imposed on any doctor, pharmacist, pharmacy technician, or other healthcare professional in either the public or private sector who does not report communicable diseases specified in Section (B) of Schedule No. (I) attached to the law within 24 hours of detection.
This story is from the March 12, 2026 edition of Gulf Today.
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