Bahrain: Seven Health Ministry employees fined for negligence

  • Date: 13-Feb-2021
  • Source: Gulf Insider
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:Bahrain
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Bahrain: Seven Health Ministry employees fined for negligence

Seven Health Ministry employees were fined BD500 each for serious negligence in performing duties leading to a loss of BD12,000.The failure of employees in performing their duties resulted in the loss of more than 170,000 narcotic tablets from the ministry drug stores, said the Minor Criminal Court in its verdict.The Public Prosecution said it is studying the ruling to file an appeal to increase the penalty.Comments Read Next1 day agoSaudi records 364 new COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths3 days agoSaudi: Jail and fine for illegal health practitioners3 days agoUAE reports 3,310 new Covid-19 cases, 17 deaths6 days agoKuwait announces 846 new COVID-19 cases7 days agoKuwait: 940 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths7 days agoBahrain: Additional restrictions after spike in Covid-19 cases2 weeks agoBahrain: Public servant gets 10 years in jail over embezzlement2 weeks agoBahrain announces 427 new cases, 331 recoveries2 weeks agoBahrain announces 413 new cases, 308 recoveries3 weeks agoBahrain to allow resumption of special events and occasions