Coronavirus: 2 men face prosecution over unhygienic video in Saudi Arabia

Cairo: Saudi prosecutors have ordered the arrest of two young men involved in drinking from a water bottle in a store and returning it to a box of containers in an act deemed dangerous to public health, Saudi media reported Wednesday.

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One man appears in the footage showing off drinking from the bottle while the other is wanted for capturing the incident on the camera.

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“Producing what harms public security and food health security is considered among major crimes that warrant arrest,” a prosecution source said, according to Saudi online newspaper.

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Such an offence is punishable by a maximum five years in prison and a fine of up to 3 million riyals, according to the source.

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Saudi authorities have intensified efforts to curb the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus in the country.

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