Author: Sat, 2020-04-25 23:35 JEDDAH: Jeddah Municipality has launched a volunteering initiative to raise shoppers’ engagement with the Kingdom’s measures to combat the spread of COVID-19. The initiative, called “Ahl Jeddah Volunteering” (Volunteering People of Jeddah) — launched at supermarkets and hypermarkets across the city — aims to ensure that shoppers adhere to social distancing guidelines such as standing at least two meters apart, and ensure that they wear gloves and masks, that their temperatures are measured, and that shopping carts are sanitized properly. About 100 volunteers are participating in the initiative and more than 700 requests are under consideration so far. Under the title “Volunteering Heroes,” Director of Social Responsibility Majid Al-Sulami said that Jeddah Municipality was continuing its efforts to combat the pandemic. It was trying to curb the spread of the virus in the governorate through an integrated system of field work that includes carrying out the “Volunteering People of Jeddah” initiative at shopping centers by raising awareness about precautionary measures and contributing to organizing social distancing.Main category: Saudi ArabiaTags: Saudi ArabiaJeddahCoronavirus Egyptian police detain Ramadan marchers; residents say it is an annual tradition Social distancing takes a hit as Taiwan baseball teams brawl