Doha: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has announced that auctions are now allowed to be held at the Al Sailiya Central Market with COVID-19 precautionary measures.
Head of occupational health at MoPH Dr Mohammed Ali Mohammed Al Hajjaj said that auctions will be held at the Al Sailiya Central Market within 50% of its capacity.
According to him, the Ministry has put together all safety measures for the auction hall to ensure operations runs safe and efficiently. “All vendors at the Al Sailiya Central Market will undergo regular checks to ensure that they follow COVID-19 precautionary measures, including wearing masks, gloves, having body temperature below 37C and have green status in Ehteraz,” he said in a video message posted by the MoPH on its social media accounts.
He also said that safety instructions will be displayed for the vendors and customers. “Different category of auctions at the Al Sailiya Central Market will be held at separate time slots. As an additional safety measure, there will be barriers to separate customers and vendors,” said Dr Al Hajjaj.
Al Sailiya central market includes the traditional market that contains 52 shops, in addition to 102 shops in the retail market, as well as 50 shops in the wholesale market. The market is divided into several connected and air-conditioned sections, to serve the fruit and vegetable trade.
