Kuwait Municipality has shut down 46 shops during Eid Al-Adha for violating the precautionary health guidelines.
Around 1,142 warnings were handed out amid inspection visits to 1,197 shops, the Municipality said in a statement.
These inspectional rounds aimed to fend off street vendors, unlicensed butchers, livestock outlets and those found in breach of precautionary health measures.
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They resulted in 206 fines being released, for businesses found not adhering to these measures, namely the need to wear safety gloves and masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Also, inspectional rounds uncovered a total of 73 illegal livestock merchants, with 42 fines released for illegal street vendors. A total of seven unlicensed butchers have also been handed over to authorities.
