JEDDAH: Saudi municipalities have ramped up efforts to monitor compliance with health and safety measures aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The municipality of Jeddah recently carried out 3,328 inspection tours of commercial centers and facilities in one day, identifying nine violations. Authorities closed the commercial outlets found to have breached protocols. Meanwhile, the municipality of the Eastern Province uncovered 77 rule violations during 1,364 similar checks, also conducted in one day, resulting in field teams shutting down two shops. The violations included noncompliance with social distancing and mask-wearing directives, leniency in measuring the temperature of customers, overcrowding issues, and a failure to effectively use the Tawakkalna contact tracing app.