Saudi Gazette report

JEDDAH — Inspection teams from Jeddah Municipality have ordered the closure of 149 shops for violating health protocols, local media reported.

The action was taken in the three-day campaign launched by the municipality, Undersecretary for Sub-Municipalities, Mohammed Bin Ibrahim Al-Zahrani was quoted by media reports as saying.

He said the shops have a variety of activities, including 15 workshops, and they all violated municipal regulations and precautionary measures meant to stem the spread of coronavirus.

The official reiterated that businesses are required to adhere to precautionary measures which include providing their staff with disinfectants and sanitizers, taking the temperatures of both staff and customers at the entrances of shopping malls.

Other measures include sterilizing shopping trolleys and baskets after each use, sanitizing facilities and surfaces, closing children’s play areas and fitting rooms in shopping malls and ready-wear outlets.

Any gathering of shoppers or workers in or outside a shopping mall exceeding the numbers stipulated in the precautionary measures and preventive measures, attracts a penalty of SR5,000 for each extra person, but not exceeding SR100,000.