South Korea, Singapore and Vietnam have provisions for imprisoning those who report dishonestly while Saudi Arabia fined up to 130,000 USD.

The Korean National Assembly on February 26 passed legislation to deal with Covid-19. Patients who intentionally break quarantine regulations face up to a year in prison or a fine of up to 10 million won (US $ 8,300). The government may also restrict exports of masks and disinfectants in case of a domestic shortage.

A 78-year-old patient in Seoul was confirmed to be positive for nCoV on March 8 but did not report that she had repeatedly been to the Daegu epidemic after showing symptoms. Several times, the patient provided false information about the accommodation, making it difficult for officials to determine the route and people who had contacted her.

A Chinese couple is being criminally treated in Singapore under the Infectious Diseases law. Husband Hu Jun from Wuhan came to Singapore on January 22 to visit his wife Shi Sha. Hu Jun was positive for nCoV on January 31. He recovered and was discharged on February 19.

Hu Jun, 28 February, was indicted for providing false information to Ministry of Health officials on January 22-29 movement and accommodation. His wife was also charged with charges of obstructing health officials and not quarantining herself after her husband was positive for nCoV. She was asked to isolate at home on 1/2 but did not go to a hotel. Although the couple did not tell the truth, the Singapore Ministry of Health was able to identify the people they had contacted with through further investigation.

Singapore recorded more than 170 cases, more than 90 people recovered. Under Singapore's Infectious Diseases Law, all residents must cooperate with health officials. Patients with Covid-19 or other infectious diseases will be interviewed for travel history. According to a doctor in Singapore, the questions may include: "What did you do? Where did you go? Who did you meet?". Singapore officials can also use surveillance videos to check information provided by the patient.

Hu Jun and Shi Sha will appear in court on March 20. Violators of the Law on Infectious Diseases can be imprisoned up to 6 months and fined up to US $ 10,000.

The Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic from 7 March requires all residents returning from Italy to contact the doctor and isolate themselves for 14 days. There are 16,500 Czech citizens in Italy. The Czech Republic recorded more than 60 cases of nCoV, most of which originated in Italy. Violators of the quarantine regulations may be fined up to USD 130,000.

Saudi Arabia from March 9 imposed a fine of up to 500,000 riyal (US $ 133,000) for those who did not disclose health information and travel routes when entering the country.

Saudi Arabia recorded more than 20 cases. Some did not disclose that they had been to Iran when returning to Saudi Arabia through other Arab states in the Gulf. Saudi Arabia has banned citizens from traveling to Iran, where more than 8,000 cases have been recorded, and more than 600 have died.

Finland's Law of Infectious Diseases requires that a person who has come into contact with a patient or is suspected of being in compliance with a quarantine requirement. "Those who fail to comply with the regulations may be fined or imprisoned for up to three months under the penal code," said Liisa Katajamäki, senior adviser at the Finnish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs.

In Vietnam, Article 8 of the 2007 Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases stipulates prohibited acts including: concealing, failing to declare or failing to promptly report cases of infectious diseases; knowingly make false statements or spread information about infectious diseases or spreading agents of an infectious disease.

Decree 176/2013 / ND-CP stipulates that a person who conceals his or her condition or another person infected with a disease declared to have an epidemic will be fined from one to 2 million dong.

If causing more serious consequences, a person who knows he / she is infected with a contagious disease but fails to make a truthful declaration or report, leading to the spread of an epidemic, may be criminally punished for spreading the dangerous infectious disease to According to article 240 of the 2015 Penal Code; a fine of 1 to 5 years in prison or a fine of from 50 to 200 million VND.