Combating coronavirus: No Dubai shops fined, closed on Saturday

 

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Dubai - As many as 710 entities were inspected.

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Published: Sun 3 May 2020, 1:11 PM

Last updated: Mon 4 May 2020, 9:04 AM

Dubai Economy has achieved 100 per cent compliance from the local businesses on precautionary measures related to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.

None of the 710 entities inspected on Saturday were fined, closed or issued warnings as all were compliant with the safety guidelines issued by Dubai Economy.

The government has begun to reopen the economy slowly after completion of the sterilisation process in the emirate to contain the spread of the virus.

The measures announced by the authorities include wearing face masks and ensuring social distancing, as well as not opening fitting rooms and not conducting promotional offers, both of which are prohibited during the market re-opening phase.


The inspections started with the market opening time in the morning and lasted till the markets closed. Dubai Economy directed traders to comply with the precautionary measures, such as wearing face masks and gloves, ensuring social distancing, and not conducting commercial activities between 10pm to 6am during the National Disinfection Programme unless previous circulars exempted the activity from closing and allowed 24/7 operations.

Dubai Economy also called on consumers to report any non-compliance to the precautionary guidelines via the Dubai Consumer App available on Apple, Google, and Huawei stores, by calling 600545555, or on the Consumerrights.ae website.

waheedabbas@khaleejtimes.com


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