As many activities and establishments continue to open in Dubai, we are all regularly reminded there are precautionary measures in place to continue to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Shisha cafes were recently permitted to begin to open again, but during checks conducted over the weekend, some have been fined and even shut down due to flouting the rules which are in place.
According to the , the Dubai Municipality conducted over 1,200 checks, of which 88 per cent were in compliance with rules.
However, some 133 shisha cafes in the emirate were found to be violating precautionary measures which resulted in fines and shutdowns.
Violations included lack of social distancing, sharing of shisha between customers and continuing to use multiple-use pipes and not single-use ones.
A little over three weeks ago, shisha cafes across Dubai were permitted to open after being closed since March 12 due to the pandemic.
With anything that has recently reopened, there have been stringent rules in place to ensure the virus is kept at bay, and there are fines and other repercussions in place for those found not following guidelines.
