UAE 3 May 2020: The Commercial Compliance & Consumer Protection (CCCP), sector in Dubai Economy said all 474 businesses inspected on the 1st of May 2020 were found to be fully compliant with the reopening guidelines, with no fines or closure orders issued.
Fourteen outlets were warned for not displaying social distancing stickers.
In Abu Dhabi, five permits have been granted to re-open shopping centres. A number of other centres are being inspected to esnure their full compliance with the guidelines, regulations and instructions for gradual reopening.
Among the inspected high-street shops in Dubai, 394 were found to have fully complied with the precautionary guidelines. The shops inspected were in Naif, Satwa, Al Rafaa, Al Dhaghaya, Abu Hail, Rashidiya, Qusais, Karama, Muhaisina, Gold Souq, and Frij Murar.
In addition, four shopping malls in Deira were also inspected, resulting in 14 outlets being warned for not displaying social distancing notices but no fines were issued. Eighty outlets were found to be compliant with the measures in place, said Wam.
The inspections started with the market opening time in the morning and lasted till the markets closed. Dubai Economy directed traders to comply with the Covid-19 precautionary measures, such as, wearing face masks and gloves, ensuring social distancing, and not conducting commercial activities between 10 pm to 6 am during the National Disinfection Programme unless previous circulars exempted the activity from closing and allowed 24/7 operations.
Dubai Economy also called on consumers to report any non-compliance to the Covid-19 precautionary guidelines via the Dubai Consumer App available on Apple, Google, and Huawei stores, by calling 600-545-555, or on the consumerrights.ae website.
41 Abu Dhabi shopping centres disinfected
Abu Dhabi Municipality, an affiliate of the Department of Municipalities and Transport, carried out a campaign to disinfect major shopping centres in Abu Dhabi city and the mainland, as part of the National Disinfection Programme, which was launched by the Ministry of Health and Prevention, to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Covid-19.
The campaign was carried out in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Waste Management Center (Tadweer), Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Police, Civil Defence and other relevant authorities.
The campaign covered 41 shopping centres, including 30 in Abu Dhabi Island and 11 in the emirate’s mainland.
The campaign was executed by 25 engineers and inspectors from Abu Dhabi Municipality, in addition to 391 workers and 55 supervisors.
Five Abu Dhabi shopping centres get reopening permits
The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED), called on managements of shopping centres and malls in the emirate of Abu Dhabi to comply with the instructions and guidelines that are mentioned in its circulars with regard to the re-opening of shopping malls.
Rashed Abdul Karim Al Balooshi, Undersecretary of ADDED, said that so far, five permits have been granted to re-open shopping centres in Abu Dhabi and that the department is working with a number of other centres to ensure their full compliance with the guidelines, regulations and instructions for gradual reopening.
He emphasized that the implementation of the decision to re-open shopping centres is aimed at preserving the health and safety of community members and addressing their needs and requirements for commodities from the stores, especially during festive seasons. The strict implementation of these guidelines and instructions is very important and they should be followed without any exceptions. Therefore, violations will not be tolerated, he added.
Al Balooshi called on community members, including visitors and shoppers, to be fully aware of the instructions and guidelines that need to be followed while dealing with shopping centres, especially that their shopping duration should not exceed two hours. In addition, they should wear gloves and face masks throughout the duration of their shopping at the shopping centre and must undergo thermal screening upon their entry.
Furthermore, Al Balooshi explained that shoppers from the community members must take into consideration that the re-opening times of the shopping centres are from 12 noon until 9 pm in the evening. Therefore they must choose appropriate hours for shopping in a way that does not cause crowding and high demand for the centres at a certain time where shoppers are required in the event of the doors of the centres being crowded to avoid shopping in case the malls are crowded to maintain public health and adhere to the guidelines.
MoHRE conducts inspection visits
The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE), has conducted 560 inspection visits to measure compliance of private establishments with the precautionary measures against the spread of Covid-19, under the national program to support the stability of the labor market in the private sector.
The inspection visits were made in collaboration with the relevant federal and local entities as part of the preventive arrangements taken across the UAE to curb the virus and to ensure business continuity.
The inspections measured compliance with social distancing rules in workplaces, workers accommodations and workers transportation, as well as health procedures in place, like availability of non-contact temperature thermometer devices, minimising number of workers to not more than 30 percent of the facility’s capacity, and avoiding gatherings and social events.
The visits also aimed at promoting awareness among the business owners and workers on the importance of adhering to the preventive measures against COVID-19.
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