Four businesses in Dubai were closed on Sunday for breaching Covid-19 safety measures. A gym, a shisha cafe, a massage parlour and a barber shop were ordered to stop operating after rules were flouted. Dubai municipality visited 2,214 businesses that day, issuing warnings to 23 of them and fining two others. The gym was shut owing to overcrowding, while the other establishments were closed for failing to sanitise their premises or ensure employees wore masks. In the first six months of 2021, 43 commercial establishments in Dubai were closed for failing to follow precautionary measures put in place to stop the spread of Covid-19. Another 1,678 were fined and 282 outlets received warnings. Dubai Municipality said it recorded 97.7 per cent compliance with Covid-19 guidelines among commercial establishments in the first six months of 2021. <br/>
