Doha: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has instructed retail outlets to abide by a set of precautionary conditions to protect the safety of citizens and residents.
The measures include:
• Measuring the body temperature of staff members twice a day.
• Providing sanitisers/sterilizers at main entrances, gathering places and toilets
• Sterilizing shopping carts before their use by shoppers
• Continuously sterilizing surfaces such as refrigerator doors and handles.
The initiative is part of the precautionary and preventive measures that the Ministry announced to limit the spread of the Coronavirus, and pursuant to Article 13 of the Consumer Protection Law No. 8 of 2008, which requires suppliers to comply with health and safety requirements.
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry called on all sales outlets to comply fully with these requirements, stressing that it will intensify its inspection campaigns to ensure compliance with the requirements. Any violations to the laws and ministerial decisions will be referred to the competent authorities for appropriate measures in order to protect the rights of consumers, it said.
The Ministry urged the public to report any violations through the phone number of the call center 16001 or e-mail: infomoci.gov.qa
Ministry had yesterday set the maximum selling price of sanitisers and disinfectants due to high demand of these items after the spread of coronavirus in the country.
