Five food outlets shut for violating COVID-19 regulations

Saturday, 6 February 2021 16:41

Taking stern action against those violating COVID-19 regulations, seven establishments were shut down by Dubai Municipality.

It included five food outlets, one shisha café and a laundry.

During the latest round of inspections, the authority warned 17 outlets while fines were issued against seven others.

In total, 240 outlets were inspected on Saturday.

#DubaiMunicipality strengthened its inspection campaigns on establishments to ensure their commitment to precautionary measures. The total commitment rate reached 90%, the number of inspection visits reached 240, 7 establishments were closed, and 17 warnings were made. pic.twitter.com/BchcVttUho
— بلدية دبي | Dubai Municipality (@DMunicipality) February 6, 2021

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