Sports event in Dubai fined for flouting COVID-19 safety rules

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The Dubai Economy has penalised organisers of a sports event for not complying with the safety rules that have been put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

In a Tweet, the authority said no warnings or closure orders were issued in the latest COVID-19 safety inspections. 

A total of 542 businesses inspected were found to be fully compliant with the safety measures.

خالفت اقتصادية دبي فعالية رياضية لعدم اتخاذ الإجراءات للحد من انتشار كوفيد-19. عدد المنشآت المستوفية للاشتراطات، 542.
Dubai Economy has fined a sports event for not adhering to the measures set to limit the spread of COVID-19 while 542 businesses were compliant. pic.twitter.com/E1LR40PFvh

— اقتصادية دبي (@Dubai_DED) January 6, 2021