Normality is still far away, even as Covid-19 cases fall

Normality is still far away, even as Covid-19 cases fall

On Tuesday, officials in the UAE said that a decline in the number of Covid-19 infections over the past two weeks has brought a return to normality in the country "a step closer". In the same statement, however, they announced almost 56,000 recorded breaches of Covid-19 restrictions throughout February. Almost half were for failing to wear masks, highlighting that although progress is being made in the Emirates, the risks posed by public complacency remains high.

At his address to the World Government Summit when, Mohammad Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and the Future, predicted that the generation emerging from the pandemic will face