Dubai Municipality shuts four establishments for COVID-19 violations

Sunday, 24 January 2021 at 19:22

Four establishments have been shut down by Dubai Municipality for violating the COVID-19 precautionary measures.

Three massage centres in International City and a laundry in Satwa were among the outlets that were asked to close.

The authority also fined one establishment and handed warnings to 26 others for not complying with the rules.

Its latest round of checks covered a total of 2,172 businesses.

#DubaiMunicipality strengthened its inspection campaigns to ensure the commitment to precautionary measures. The total commitment rate reached 98%, and the number of inspection visits reached 2,172. 4 establishments were closed, while the number of alerts reached 26. pic.twitter.com/H4GYnQqY4h
— بلدية دبي | Dubai Municipality (@DMunicipality) January 24, 2021

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