DAMMAM: Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province municipality has carried out 823 field inspection tours in the region as part of its monitoring of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) precautionary measures.
The checks were conducted with the oversight of relevant authorities to ensure that the necessary protocols were in place to protect the health and safety of Saudi nationals and residents.
The inspections resulted in few violations: Eight for noncompliance with preventive measures and two for congregation in commercial markets.
Authorities have also stepped up the sanitization of public sites, markets and streets to prevent the spread of the disease.
The municipality sanitized 760 sites in the region, using 136,670 liters of disinfectants, with the participation of hundreds of environmental workers.
