Doctor loses approval: prison sentence for doctor because of false mask certificates

A doctor is no longer allowed to practice because she wrongly certified thousands of patients that they did not have to wear a mask for medical reasons during the corona pandemic.

Doctor loses approval: prison sentence for doctor because of false mask certificates

A doctor is no longer allowed to practice because she wrongly certified thousands of patients that they did not have to wear a mask for medical reasons during the corona pandemic. A court also sentenced the doctor to imprisonment and a fine.

After a doctor illegally issued 4,247 certificates exempting her from the obligation to wear a mask during the corona pandemic, a court sentenced the woman to two years and nine months in prison. According to the director of the district court in Weinheim near Mannheim, it also imposed a temporary professional ban.

The court ordered that around 28,000 euros be confiscated. This is the sum that the doctor received from the recipients for the preparation of the certificates.

Nationwide, people would have ordered and received appropriate certificates – without the doctor examining them or even having knowledge of any previous illnesses, it said. There were also no patient files. "The process is more reminiscent of a sale of certificates than a medical measure." The judgment is not final.