UAE announces 50% discount on Covid-19 violations

UAE announces 50% discount on Covid-19 violations

Residents can avail of the discount starting tomorrow, March 15

By Web Desk Published: Tue 14 Mar 2023, 12:06 PM Last updated: Tue 14 Mar 2023, 1:04 PM

The UAE's National Crisis, Emergency and Disasters Management Authority (NCEMA) on Tuesday announced a 50 per cent discount on penalties imposed for violations of Covid-19 precautionary measures.

Residents who have to pay fines can avail of the 50% discount for a period of two months.

The authority said the discount will apply from tomorrow, March 15.

The UAE has been lauded world over for the way in which the pandemic was handled. Strict fines upto Dh50,000 were imposed on residents who violated Covid-19 rules in the country. From Dh3,000 for not wearing a mask in public to Dh50,000 for violating mandatory hospitalisation, a full list of fines was defined.

With its mass testing and nationwide vaccination programme, the country recorded among the lowest death rates in the world.

According to an expert, appropriate diagnostic testing to identify Covid-19 infections is a vital part of the UAE's health system.

“The mass testing strategy through the laboratories, which was implemented throughout the UAE, had made a very big impact on containing and controlling the spread of the coronavirus,” said Hosam Fouad, founder