DAMMAM: Municipalities in the Kingdom have stepped up their efforts to ensure compliance with COVID-19 safety measures designed to protect public health.
Eastern Province municipality carried out 2,725 inspection tours across shopping malls, commercial centers and stores in two days.
It issued penalties to 172 violators for ignoring health regulations.
The violations included noncompliance with social distancing and mask wearing, leniency in measuring the temperature of customers, overcrowding issues and a failure to use the Tawakkalna app effectively.
The Tawakkalna app was launched last year to help track COVID-19 cases and has been developed and updated to include vaccination information, including an individual’s status — such as vaccinated or infected — and now functions as a COVID-19 “passport.”
The municipality urged all commercial facilities to abide by the regulations to ensure public safety and prevent the virus from spreading.
Officials have urged the public to report any suspected health breaches by phoning the 940 call center number or contacting authorities through the Balady app.
