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Saudi authorities close 550 shops in virus crackdown

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Mon, 2021-02-08 03:45

RIYADH: The Saudi Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing has closed 550 establishments in the Kingdom that violated precautionary health measures to limit the spread of coronavirus.

The ministry said that field teams in various regions and governorates of the Kingdom carried out 14,589 inspection tours of shops, food establishments and public utility markets on Saturday.

Inspections resulted in the detection of 2,960 violations of health measures issued by the ministry and relevant public health authorities as part of the Kingdom’s anti-coronavirus efforts.

The ministry said that municipalities had shut 550 establishments, and applied penalties according to regulations.

It stressed the importance of following preventive measures, placing stickers on floors to promote social distancing, providing sterilizers and temperature measuring devices at entrances of commercial establishments, and using the “Tawakkalna” application.

The ministry said it was important to apply penalties to violators to preserve public health and safety, adding that cooperation by commercial establishments in following preventive measures was necessary, too.

It urged citizens and residents to report health violations by contacting the Municipal Reports Center on 940.

 

 

A Saudi official inspects a shop in Riyadh to check compliance with anti-coronavirus regulations. (SPA)
A Saudi official inspects a shop in Riyadh to check compliance with anti-coronavirus regulations. (SPA)
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