MOH warns against gatherings and recalls penal sanctions against violators

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6-05-2020, 20:21

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Baghdad - INA

On Wednesday, the Ministry of Health and Environment called for the suspension of gatherings, whatever it was, while suggesting legal penalties of up to 3 years in prison.

In a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), Minister of Health Jaafar Allawi said, "At a time when the Ministry calls upon all citizens to exercise their positive role in supporting the Ministry of Health in all its formations and its supporters in confronting and containing the spread of the new Corona Virus and preserving the health and safety of all citizens We would like to remind everyone of the criminal responsibility for violating the decisions issued by the Committee of Constitutional decision No. (55) for the year 2020, on top of which is the prevention of gatherings in all its forms, including councils of solace, wedding, events and banquets.