The UAE’s successful handling of the pandemic paves the way for the future

  • Date: 06-Dec-2020
  • Source: Gulf Business
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:uae-top-picks
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The UAE’s successful handling of the pandemic paves the way for the future

The UAE has tackled the Covid-19 pandemic in the most effective way and stands out as a shining example to the world.

While an unprecedented global crisis due to the Black Swan event brought the world to almost a standstill, the UAE has managed to turn the tide.

The year 2020 has been the most unprecedented year that our generation has seen, bringing a crisis that can be compared only with the Spanish flu a century ago. The year has seen the novel coronavirus infect more that 65 million people in almost all the countries across the world, killing more than a million. The global economy has come to a standstill, with lockdowns confining people to their homes.

However, through multiple strategic national programmes with timely interventions, the UAE could bring Covid-19 under control with a very low mortality rate, emerging as one of the safest countries in the world.

As a healthcare organisation which began three decades ago in the UAE, we at Aster DM Healthcare couldn't be more proud of the achievement of the country in this extremely difficult year.

We are glad that we could play an active role, working hand-in-hand with various authorities to tackle the crisis and help the