Laundry shut down in Dubai for violating COVID-19 rules

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A laundry shop has been shut down in Dubai's Al Daghaya area for not complying with the COVID-19 precautionary measures.

Six other commercial outlets have been fined by Dubai Municipality for a similar offence while warnings have been handed to another 53 establishments.

A total of 2,364 businesses were inspected during the latest round of field visits on Tuesday, out of which 2,304 were found to be fully compliant with the rules.

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