UAE: Employers, school heads responsible for reporting Covid cases

Dubai - They are also well within their rights to refuse infected persons entry into a facility until he or she has fulfilled all health conditions.

The Federal Public Prosecution has clarified that principals of educational institutions and managers of establishments are obliged by law to inform UAE health authorities if a student or worker is found to be infected with a communicable disease, such as Covid-19.

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In a video post published on its social media account, the Public Prosecution referred to Article 12 of the Federal Law No 14 of 2014 concerning Prevention of Communicable Diseases which says: "If a director of an educational institution or any other facility suspects any student or employee has been infected with a communicable disease, he must refer the suspected person to the specialist doctor for examination and to provide him with a report stating his/her disease.

The Federal Prosecution has earlier clarified that anyone failing to report Covid infections to the relevant authorities is liable to a fine of up to Dh50,000.