UAE: 5 establishments shut for violating COVID-19 rules
The Dubai Municipality (DM) on Tuesday closed down five establishments for violating COVID-19 safety protocols.
The closed facilities included four barbershops in Mirdif, Satwa, and Naif for not adhering to the mandatory mask rule and overcrowding and a massage centre in Oud Metha for failure to comply with cleaning and sterilisation procedures and not wearing masks.
DM said that its inspectors carried out 2,225 inspections in Dubai and found a 99% average compliance with the precautionary measures.
Inspectors fined two other establishments and issued nine warnings. The number of institutions that met public safety requirements reached 2,209, according to a report in Emarat Al Youm.
The municipality called on public members to report any violations or observations in this regard through the toll-free number 800900 or the ‘Montaji’ service available in the Dubai Municipality app.
