Brokerage office shut down, 8 businesses fined for flouting COVID-19 rules in Dubai

Brokerage office shut down, 8 businesses fined for flouting COVID-19 rules in Dubai

DUBAI — A real estate brokerage office in the city was ordered closed by Dubai Economy, the retail regulator in the emirate, on Monday after the overcrowded office was found to have violated the physical distancing guidelines prescribed as part of the precautionary measures against COVID-19.Field inspectors from the Commercial Compliance & Consumer Protection (CCCP) sector in Dubai Economy also imposed fines on eight commercial establishments — six for employees' lack of commitment to wearing masks, and two for violating physical distancing guidelines — during inspections held on Monday across open markets and shopping