‘You helped us protect your health’: Top UAE official hails residents’ role in ensuring Covid safety

‘You helped us protect your health’: Top UAE official hails residents’ role in ensuring Covid safety

Lauds the country’s swift decision-making throughout the pandemic.

Published: Wed 2 Feb 2022, 1:01 PM

The UAE’s approach to managing the Covid-19 pandemic enabled the safe opening and operations of Expo 2020 Dubai – the first World Expo in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia – which welcomed more than 11.6 million visits as on January 31.

Experts credited the country’s Covid resilience to the government’s commitment to its community, “which led to swift decision-making”.

Speaking at the Health and Wellness Week Business Forum, a top health official said the UAE’s robust infrastructure of healthcare laws, legislation, policies and regulations meant the leadership was confident that the pandemic could be effectively managed.

Dr Amin Hussain Al Amiri, assistant undersecretary of Health Regulations Sector, UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention, said: “The UAE government’s support of healthcare services and commitment to community is great. [When faced with the pandemic] His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, told the entire UAE ‘latsheloon ham’, which means ‘do not worry’.”

He went on to highlight the country’s swift decision-making throughout the pandemic.

“We secured approval for the Moderna vaccine within four hours, and we were