Saudi: New COVID-19 safety rules and penalties for businesses

Saudi’s Ministry of Interior on Friday added three new rules to the precautionary and preventive measures establishments must follow to limit the size of gatherings that could contribute to the spread of COVID-19.

Establishments will be in violation of the rules if they allow unvaccinated people to enter the premises, fail to properly use gathering permits to control the capacity of shops, malls or other public locations with a capacity of more than 100 people, or fail to comply with limits on the number of people allowed inside.

In addition the penalty for businesses that violate the preventative measures was amended to give authorities supervising the private sector the power to close establishments for up to six months.

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