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Dubai tourist camp shut, fined Dh50,000 for COVID-19 safety violations

Gathering had not followed COVID-19 precautionary measures

Last updated: February 16, 2021 | 15:09

Ali Al Shouk, Senior Reporter

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Dubai: A tourist camp in Dubai has been shut for organising a gathering that flouted COVID-19 precautionary measures.

According to Dubai Media Office, Dubai Police in cooperation with Dubai Tourism, closed the camp for one month and fined the gathering’s organiser a sum of Dh50,000 for not complying with precautionary measures like wearing masks and adhering to social distancing.

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