Abu Dhabi: Shisha Cafes to resume with precautionary measures

Abu Dhabi: Shisha Cafes to resume with precautionary measures

After months of suspension, the Department of Economic Development in Abu Dhabi has permitted licensed restaurants, cafes and tourist service facilities across the UAE Capital to offer shisha (hookah) services.The facilities must adhere to strict safety measures to reduce the spread of Covid-19.The following rules must be followed:Only single-use hookah equipment and pipes must be used.Hookah sampling by servers is prohibited.Smoking areas need to be isolated.Number of cleaning shifts must be increased in smoking areas.Comments Read Next8 hours agoUAE reports 1,590 new coronavirus cases, 5 deaths1 day agoUAE reports 1,963 coronavirus cases, 3 deaths2 days agoAbu Dhabi: No more PCR tests for vaccinated staff at malls, restaurants2 days agoUAE: 1,856 tested positive; 1,577 recovered4 days agoUAE records over 1,700 new coronavirus cases5 days agoDubai plans to vaccinate 70% of its population in 20215 days agoUAE confirms positive cases of new COVID-19 strain5 days agoUAE reports 1,506 new coronavirus cases and 2 deaths6 days agoUAE extends tourist visa for one month without government fees6 days agoUAE: Abu Dhabi resumes kids' sports activities