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Law No. 9 Amending Law No. 17 of 1990 Regarding the Protection from Infectious Diseases to Assess with Combating COVID-19
Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani issued Amendments to Law No. 17. The amendments require certain individuals, including heads of households and office managers, to report to authorities if they suspect that a person has an infectious disease. The amendments also provide for up to three years in prison and a 200,000 Qatari Riyal fine in the case of noncompliance with this requirement or failure to comply with quarantine rules.
تعديلات على القانون رقم 17 لسنة 1990 بشأن الوقاية من الأمراض المعدية للØد من إنتشار Ùيروس كورونا.
المستجد
أصدر الأمير الشيخ تميم بن Øمد آل ثاني تعديلات على القانون رقم 17. تÙلزم التعديلات Ø£Ùراداً معينين، بمن Ùيهم أرباب الأسر ومدراء المكاتب، إبلاغ السلطات إذا اشتبهوا ÙÙŠ إصابة شخص بمرض معدي. تنص التعديلات أيضاً على عقوبة السجن لمدة لا تتجاوز ثلاث سنوات وغرامة قدرها 200,000 ريال قطري ÙÙŠ Øالة عدم الامتثال لهذا الشرط أو عدم الامتثال لقواعد الØجر الصØÙŠ.
(See primary source or citation here)Introduced 26 Mar 2020
Issue(s): Privacy
Type: order
Mandatory Contact-Tracing Application
Participation in Qatar's contact-tracing application was mandated "until further notice" starting May 22. The app, Ehtiraz, uses real-time GPS and Bluetooth location tracking, and uploads collected data to a centralized government database for health officials' use in tracing possible COVID-19 infections. Citizens and residents are required to have the app installed on their mobile devices when leaving their homes. Failure to have the app installed could lead to a fine of $55,000 or three years in prison. (See primary source or citation here)
Introduced 26 May 2020
Issue(s): Surveillance, Privacy
Type: practice