The head of Sin El Fil municipality, Nabil Kahale, issued on Tuesday a decision ordering the shutdown of the building from Wednesday, April 21 to Monday, April 26 amid a spread of COVID-19 infections among employees and policemen.

Police officers and guards shall remain at the premises with the minimum required personnel in order to receive the citizens’ complaints and inquiries and provide the emergency services by phone only, the decision read, adding that they will not be looking into the people’s inquiries at the building.