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Coronavirus: Dubai says it has carried out full genome sequencing of COVID-19
Dubai announced on Wednesday that it has carried out its first full genome sequencing of the new coronavirus, in a post by Dubai Media Office on ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: UAE turns Dubai World Trade Centre into hospital for 3,000 patients
Authorities have converted the Dubai World Trade Centre into a field hospital that can house 3,000 coronavirus patients in a bid to ramp up the ... Coronavirus -
Gulf-wide blood-drive as GCC states use plasma transfusion as coronavirus treatment
Gulf countries over the past week launched campaigns calling on the public to donate blood to help health care professionals treat patients amid the ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: UAE couples can now get married online as lockdown prevents ceremonies
Couples in the United Arab Emirates can now get married via online video conference after the Ministry of Justice launched a digital marriage service ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Dubai announces 12 hour opening time, new rules for some businesses
Dubai’s Department of Economic Development (DED) announced on Monday new operating procedures for some food-related commercial activities, as part of ... Coronavirus -
Dubai to use recovered coronavirus patients’ plasma to treat critical COVID-19 cases
Dubai’s health authority (DHA) said on Sunday it will start this week treating critical coronavirus patients using plasma from recovered patients, ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Emirates to commence select flights from April 12 after UAE suspension
Emirates airlines confirmed it will commence select flights to several destinations from Dubai International Airport’s Terminal 3, according to an ... Coronavirus -
Dubai announces new 24-hour hotline for reporting child abuse
Dubai announced on Wednesday the launch of new 24-hour hotline dedicated to reporting cases of child abuse, neglect, and violence – a timely ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Dubai government announces hiring freeze, spending cuts
Dubai’s government is freezing all hiring and cutting administrative spending by at least 20 percent across departments as the coronavirus pandemic ... Gulf -
Coronavirus: UAE’s flydubai says to resume flights ‘when time is right’
United Arab Emirates airline flydubai will resume regular operations when the time is right and for the time being will continue to operate flights ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Dubai supermarkets to provide space for suppliers to sell basic goods
Major supermarkets in Dubai including Carrefour and Union Co-op will provide space for suppliers to sell basic commodities to people in an initiative ... Economy -
Coronavirus: Dubai suspends marriage, divorce during lockdown
Coronavirus lockdowns may make or break relationships, but in Dubai marriages and divorces have been suspended “until further notice” to avoid ... Gulf -
Coronavirus: Restaurants in Dubai say they are unsure when they will reopen
Restaurant workers in Dubai said they were unsure of when restaurants would be able to reopen, on the same day that the emirate said the suspension of ... Gulf -
Dubai opens third drive-through coronavirus testing center
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has opened a drive-through COVID-19 testing center at the Al Nasr Club for the general public on Tuesday, according ... Gulf -
Coronavirus: Dubai protects e-commerce supply chain like Amazon, Noon from lockdown
Dubai’s e-commerce supply chain is exempt from restrictions on “commercial activity” in line with the lockdown imposed during the disinfection program ... Economy -
Coronavirus: Dubai extends suspension of commercial activities until April 18
Dubai extended the temporary closure of commercial activities in the emirate until April 18 in line with its ongoing efforts to slow the spread of ... Economy -
Coronavirus: Dubai begins installing isolators separating drivers from passengers
Dubai Taxi Corporation has begun installing transparent isolators in its fleet of taxis separating between the driver and passengers as part of ... Gulf -
Coronavirus: Dozens of Pakistanis in the UAE seek to return home
More than 20,000 Pakistani workers stuck in the United Arab Emirates are seeking to return home, as the Gulf Arab state tightens restrictions due to ... Gulf -
Coronavirus: Emaar slashes salaries up to 50 pct, chairman forgoes pay
Dubai’s largest publicly-traded developer Emaar Properties PJSC cut staff salaries across all of its businesses as the coronavirus pandemic halts ... Economy -
Coronavirus: Dubai launches movement permit website, waives fines between April 4-5
Dubai Police clarified on Sunday that fines on violators of the traffic restrictions between April 4-5 have been waived and urged people to register ... Gulf -
Do you have to wear a mask? The answers to all your UAE coronavirus questions here
As countries around the world ramp up their efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic, the UAE has enforced several strict measures to contain the ... Features -
Coronavirus: Dubai announces two-week 24-hour curfew as disinfection continues
Dubai's nighttime curfew has been extended to all day and all night for two weeks, subject to renewal, as the city continues its sanitation program to ... Gulf -
Coronavirus: Dubai halts tram, metro services from Sunday
The services of the Metro and Tram in Dubai are to be suspended from tomorrow, Sunday, until further notice, according to the emirate’s Roads and ... Gulf -
Coronavirus: Dubai extends validity of expired health cards for three months
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) extended on Thursday the validity of expired health cards for three months, starting from March 24, as part of the ... Gulf -
Coronavirus: Dubai recalls these 6 hand sanitizers for containing methanol
Dubai’s municipality withdrew six types of hand sanitizers that were proven to have been non-compliant with the approved specifications, according to ... Gulf -
UAE Fujairah crude and oil product storage at full capacity: Sources
Storage tanks in the United Arab Emirates’ Fujairah, a key bunkering and oil hub in the Middle East, have reached their full capacity for both crude ... Energy -
Coronavirus: UAE launches Weqaya website with COVID-19 information, FAQs
The UAE has launched a new website designed to raise public health awareness about coronavirus and the guidelines put in place to slow its ... Gulf -
UAE set up massive coronavirus testing laboratory in 14 days: Science companies
The UAE will begin testing for coronavirus at a massive laboratory reportedly built in the country in just 14 days, according to a joint announcement ... Gulf -
Coronavirus: Three pharmacies in Dubai fined for increasing prices of face masks
Three pharmacies in Dubai have been fined for increasing the prices of face masks and sanitizers, the UAE’s official Emirates News Agency (WAM) cited ... Gulf -
Coronavirus: Movement in Dubai’s al-Ras to be restricted for two weeks
Movement in Dubai’s al-Ras area will be restricted for two weeks as of March 31 to facilitate intensified disinfection procedures, Dubai Media Office ... Gulf