Dubai extends Covid-19 restrictions until the beginning of Ramadan

Dubai extends Covid-19 restrictions until the beginning of Ramadan

Officials in Dubai have confirmed that the Covid-19 restrictions currently in place which were due to be lifted at the end of February, will now be extended until the start of Ramadan in mid-April.

Dubai's Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management said the decision was based on an evaluation of data showing showing the effectiveness of the intensified safety measures that were implemented at the start of February, as well as taking into account the recommendations of frontline authorities.

The precautionary measures that will now extend until the start of Ramadan include:

- Indoor venues, including cinemas and entertainment and sports venues, will continue to operate at 50 per cent of maximum capacity and under intensified precautionary measures.

- Visitors allowed in shopping malls, and guests in hotel establishments and inside swimming pools and private beaches in hotels, will be limited to 70 per cent of its total capacity.

- Restaurants and cafés are required to close by 1am.

- Pubs/bars will remain closed.

- Intensified monitoring and inspection campaigns will continue to ensure strict compliance with measures including physical distancing and wearing of facemasks.

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