Friday, January 14, 2022
Ministry of Interior warns Private Sector companies on violating Precautionary Measures related to Corona virus
The Ministry of Interior in Saudi Arabia has warned of heavy penalties on the private sector companies that do not comply with the preventive and precautionary measures related to prevent the spread of Corona virus (Covid-19).
The violations includes, failure to check body temperature while entering into facility and allowing non-vaccinated or corona positive people. Trending : 1,000 riyals fine for not wearing a mask - Ministry of Interior
- The Ministry stated the other violations which includes, lack of sanitizers, non-adherence to face mask and physical distancing norms, and failure to sterilize equipment, shopping carts and surfaces.
- Violating these precautionary measures will lead to penalize the company from 10,000 Saudi Riyals for smaller companies and up to 100,000 riyals for large companies. Similar : 1,000 riyals fine for not allowing to check temperature or maintaining physical distance
- The Ministry explained that the penalty may be doubled up to 200,000 riyals in case or repeated violations, the company may also face a 6-months closure. While for restaurants and cafes, the closure period is 24 hours for the first time and a month in case of repeating it for the fifth time or more. Follow Saudi Expatriates on Instagram
