Dubai closes restaurants, smoking areas among 6 businesses for violations

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dubai municipality, six, businesses, closed, violating, precautionary, measures

Dubai - Dubai Municipality revealed on social media that 69 violations had been discovered in inspections on Tuesday.

By Web report

Published: Wed 16 Sep 2020, 10:02 PM

Last updated: Thu 17 Sep 2020, 12:21 AM

Dubai Municipality has announced it closed six businesses for violating precautionary measures on Tuesday.
The authority says the businesses closed were a salon, a laundrette, two smoking areas and two restaurants.

. @DMunicipality keeps you safe by monitoring the work of environmental & health institutions, food institutions and their markets, and assesses their compliance with public safety standards and necessary precautionary measures. pic.twitter.com/BvY0RhSqwL
- Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) September 16, 2020

It revealed on social media that 69 violations had been discovered from 2,414 visits to institutions, with a 97 per cent commitment rate to precautionary measures from the businesses visited.
In a tweet, Dubai Municipality said it was keeping the public 'safe by monitoring the work of environmental & health institutions, food institutions and their markets, and assesses their compliance with public safety standards and necessary precautionary measures'.