The Kuwaiti Ministry of Commerce and Industry said Monday that its inspection teams had filed reports against 45 multiple shops and shut down another shop in May for breaking law and guidelines put in place to rein in the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19).
The ministry’s trade control and consumers’ protection sector had monitored a total of 2,938 cooperative societies and shops during the reported month in order to make sure they complied with the determined prices of products, the ministry said in a statement to KUNA.
It added that its teams had also inspected a total of 1,779 supply shops with a view to verifying the smooth process of selling and delivering food commodities to citizens, and reopened another shop.
It noted that its emergency center had received some 4,267 complaints through its hotlines (135) and (206), while 2,109 supply cards were renewed.