<b>Follow the latest updates on </b><a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/coronavirus/2021/07/06/coronavirus-latest-abu-dhabi-extends-quarantine-rules/"><b>the Covid-19 pandemic</b></a><b> here</b> The UAE has introduced hefty new fines for people who break <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/latest-covid-19-rules-in-dubai-and-abu-dhabi-what-you-need-to-know-1.1155777" target="_blank">Covid-19 regulations</a> brought in to contain the spread of the <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/coronavirus/" target="_blank">coronavirus</a>. The updated list included a new focus on deception offences, including fines for cheating or providing incorrect information to evade <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/health/quarantine-in-dubai-and-abu-dhabi-everything-you-need-to-know-when-arriving-from-abroad-1.1244987" target="_blank">quarantine</a> or precautionary measures. Here, <i>The National</i> explains, in full, the list of Covid-19 violations and resulting fines when rules are broken. <br/> <b>1. Refusing to be admitted to hospital while suffering from Covid-19 or neglecting to take the prescribed medicine</b> Fine: Dh50,000 ($13,612) <b>2. Failing to adhere to home quarantine</b> Fine: Dh50,000 <b>3. Avoiding quarantine, providing incorrect information about travel, recruiting workers from abroad and not disclosing their arrival</b> Fine: Dh20,000 <b>4. Violating procedures under the e-tracking system</b> Fine: Dh10,000 for not registering the device or carrying it with you or not informing the call centre within 24 hours of the e-tracker being damaged or lost Fine: Dh1,000 for losing or damaging the device Fine: Dh20,000 for hacking into the device to change the data <b>5. Not complying with guidelines related to opening and closing of facilities</b> Fine: Dh50,000 for shopping malls Fine: Dh30,000 for other facilities Fine: Dh5,000 for not displaying posters with details showing staff have complete vaccination or PCR testing requirements <b>6. Failing to report workers who test positive to health authorities</b> Fine: Dh20,000 <b>7. Breaking rules on smaller gatherings</b> Fine: Dh10,000 for organisers Fine: Dh5,000 for attendees <b>8. Breaking rules on size of social events such as weddings and funerals</b> Fine: Dh50,000 for organisers Fine: Dh15,000 for attendees <b>9. Breaking rules on social distancing at gatherings</b> Fine: Dh10,000 for organisers <b>10. Violating regulations determining number of people who can reside in one dwelling</b> Fine: Dh20,000 for the owner of the dwelling or person responsible <b>11. Not complying with precautionary measures for entering the country</b> Fine: Dh5,000 <b>12. Exceeding the number of non-related passengers allowed in one vehicle</b> Fine: Dh3,000 for the driver <b>13. Not wearing a mask</b> Fine: Dh500 in workplace or shared housing Fine: Dh3,000 at all other times in public <b>14. Exceeding the number of people allowed to gather socially in open areas</b> Fine: Dh3,000 on each person <b>15. Refusing to undergo a PCR test when required or misusing the right to get tested</b> Fine: Dh5,000 Fine: Dh1,000 when undergoing test without need or request <b>16. Travelling outside of curfew hours without permission</b> Fine: Dh3,000 <b>17. Conducting private classes in person, in public or private, whether paid for or free</b> Fine: Dh30,000 for organiser Fine: Dh20,000 for person responsible for location of class <b>18. Changing or creating information in messages and results about Covid-19 tests</b> Fine: Dh10,000, doubled if it is not first instance <b>19. Not complying when stopped by officials on Covid-19 related issues</b> Fine: Dh10,000 <b>20. Promoting or publishing misinformation about pandemic related matters, or encouraging people not to comply with measures</b> Fine: Dh20,000 <b>21. Neglecting or ignoring duties assigned to you related to stopping the spread of Covid-19</b> Fine: Dh20,000 Citizens and residents in <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/uae/" target="_blank">the UAE</a> have been urged by the Attorney General Office to abide by the law and follow the precautionary measures and decisions issued by relevant authorities to protect their health and safety.
