DUBAI: Only fully vaccinated people willbe allowed to enterpublic spacesin Ƶ from Aug. 1,the Kingdom’s Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs said on Tuesday.
Those without a vaccine will be barred from entering malls, restaurants, shops, and markets. Anyone visiting these spaces will need to show proof of vaccination, the ministry said.
| ابتداءً من يوم الأحد 1 أغسطس يشترط التحصين لدخول المنشآت العامة والخاصة، مع الامتثال بالإجراءات الاحترازية، للحفاظ على الصحة العامة.
— وزارة الشؤون البلدية والقروية والإسكان (@saudimomra)
“In line with the ministry’s efforts to protect the public’s health, vaccination is required to enter public and private facilities, while complying with precautionary measures to maintain public health,” the ministry tweeted.
This follows the decision last week to bar citizens from traveling abroad if they haven’t received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.