QNA
Doha
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) has decided to allow the reopening of food courts in commercial complexes provided that the number of customers does not exceed 30 percent of the total capacity. The reopening of prayer rooms in these complexes has also been allowed according to the capacity specified by the authorities concerned.
The announcement was part of the fourth phase of the gradual lifting of restrictions imposed on commercial complexes, shopping malls and restaurants. The fourth phase will start from September 1
The ministry also allowed cinemas to resume their activities in accordance with the specified capacity, procedures and preventive measures, provided that persons under the age of 18 years are not allowed entry.
The decision also included allowing the use of trial rooms according to specific health requirement. The decision also allowed children’s barbershops to resume their work in accordance with the precautionary measures set for barbershops for adults, that include following the pre-reservation system, and the compulsory wearing of masks for the child, his escort and the worker.
The decision specified the controls and conditions for children’s barbershops, including not allowing more than two children in the barber shop, provided that one escort per child is allowed to be inside the shop.
The decision allowed children to enter commercial complexes and shopping malls, including retail stores and restaurants, while adhering to precautionary measures.
The ministry confirmed the continuation of the decision to close game halls, amusement parks and skating rinks, and to prevent any artistic, cultural or entertainment activities inside complexes and shopping malls.
The MoCI called on commercial complexes and centres to adhere to the precautionary and preventive measures set by the Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs, including not allowing visitors to enter except after verifying the color of the health status in the Ehteraz app.
People without medical face mask are not allowed and visitors are required to wear them throughout the time they are in the mall.
The decision called for measuring the temperature of visitors at the entrances, and not allowing individuals whose temperature exceeds 38 degrees Celsius, along with providing hand sanitizers in all commercial complex facilities, educating visitors to adhere to a safe distance of at least two metres, not receiving more than 50 percent of the normal capacity of the commercial complex. The ministry also called for banning smoking at the entrances to the mall, and banning visitors or limousine drivers from gathering at the entrances.
The MoCI also set the maximum number of pieces that a single customer can try per day, provided that the maximum number does not exceed three pieces.
The concerned shops have the right to specify a smaller number, while adhering to sterilising clothes that were measured and not purchased, and items that were returned by customers, and not to display them on shelves and set them aside for a period of not less than 24 hours.
The MoCI called for putting safe distance stickers on store floors, receiving customers according to the store’s capacity, provided that it is not less than 9 square metres per person, encouraging customers to pay with bank cards and avoiding the use of paper currencies, and continuous sterilization of all facilities of the commercial store, including administrative offices, warehouses, staff accommodations and means of transportation belonging to the store.
It also called for the application of the remote work decision for employees over the age of 60, pregnant women, or individuals with chronic diseases.
Doha
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) has decided to allow the reopening of food courts in commercial complexes provided that the number of customers does not exceed 30 percent of the total capacity. The reopening of prayer rooms in these complexes has also been allowed according to the capacity specified by the authorities concerned.
The announcement was part of the fourth phase of the gradual lifting of restrictions imposed on commercial complexes, shopping malls and restaurants. The fourth phase will start from September 1
The ministry also allowed cinemas to resume their activities in accordance with the specified capacity, procedures and preventive measures, provided that persons under the age of 18 years are not allowed entry.
The decision also included allowing the use of trial rooms according to specific health requirement. The decision also allowed children’s barbershops to resume their work in accordance with the precautionary measures set for barbershops for adults, that include following the pre-reservation system, and the compulsory wearing of masks for the child, his escort and the worker.
The decision specified the controls and conditions for children’s barbershops, including not allowing more than two children in the barber shop, provided that one escort per child is allowed to be inside the shop.
The decision allowed children to enter commercial complexes and shopping malls, including retail stores and restaurants, while adhering to precautionary measures.
The ministry confirmed the continuation of the decision to close game halls, amusement parks and skating rinks, and to prevent any artistic, cultural or entertainment activities inside complexes and shopping malls.
The MoCI called on commercial complexes and centres to adhere to the precautionary and preventive measures set by the Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs, including not allowing visitors to enter except after verifying the color of the health status in the Ehteraz app.
People without medical face mask are not allowed and visitors are required to wear them throughout the time they are in the mall.
The decision called for measuring the temperature of visitors at the entrances, and not allowing individuals whose temperature exceeds 38 degrees Celsius, along with providing hand sanitizers in all commercial complex facilities, educating visitors to adhere to a safe distance of at least two metres, not receiving more than 50 percent of the normal capacity of the commercial complex. The ministry also called for banning smoking at the entrances to the mall, and banning visitors or limousine drivers from gathering at the entrances.
The MoCI also set the maximum number of pieces that a single customer can try per day, provided that the maximum number does not exceed three pieces.
The concerned shops have the right to specify a smaller number, while adhering to sterilising clothes that were measured and not purchased, and items that were returned by customers, and not to display them on shelves and set them aside for a period of not less than 24 hours.
The MoCI called for putting safe distance stickers on store floors, receiving customers according to the store’s capacity, provided that it is not less than 9 square metres per person, encouraging customers to pay with bank cards and avoiding the use of paper currencies, and continuous sterilization of all facilities of the commercial store, including administrative offices, warehouses, staff accommodations and means of transportation belonging to the store.
It also called for the application of the remote work decision for employees over the age of 60, pregnant women, or individuals with chronic diseases.