How do countries punish people who make false statements about Covid-19? 2
On February 26, the Korean National Assembly passed a law to deal with Covid-19.
A 78-year-old patient in Seoul was determined to be positive for nCoV on March 8 but did not declare that she had visited the epicenter of Daegu many times after showing symptoms.
Staff at King Khalid Airport in Saudi Arabia checked passengers’ body temperatures in January.
A Chinese couple is being criminally prosecuted in Singapore under the Infectious Diseases law.
Hu Jun was indicted on February 28 for providing false information to Ministry of Health officials about his movements and whereabouts on January 22-29.
Singapore recorded more than 170 cases of infection, more than 90 people recovered.
Hu Jun and Shi Sha will appear in court on March 20.
From March 7, the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic required all residents returning from Italy to contact their doctor and self-isolate for 14 days.
From March 9, Saudi Arabia imposed a fine of up to 500,000 riyals (133,000 USD) on those who do not disclose information about their health status and travel itinerary when entering the country.
Saudi Arabia recorded more than 20 cases of infection.
Finland’s Infectious Diseases Law stipulates that people who have been in contact with a patient or are suspected of being infected must comply with quarantine requirements.
In Vietnam, Article 8 of the 2007 Law on Infectious Disease Prevention and Control stipulates that prohibited acts include: concealing, not reporting or not promptly reporting cases of infectious diseases;
Decree 176/2013/ND-CP stipulates that people who conceal their own or another person’s medical condition when suffering from an infectious disease that has been declared an epidemic will be fined from one to two million VND.
If more serious consequences are caused, anyone who knows they have an infectious disease but does not declare it or reports it dishonestly, leading to the spread of the epidemic, may be criminally prosecuted for the crime of spreading a dangerous infectious disease to others.
