Metro, tram services to halt during overnight sterilisation

  • Date: 26-Mar-2020
  • Source: Khaleej Times
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:UAE
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Metro, tram services to halt during overnight sterilisation

Coronavirus in UAE: Dubai Metro, tram, marine services to be suspended during sterilisation. Filed on March 26, 2020 | Last updated on March 26, 2020 at 08.29 pm. Public buses will continue to operate during the overnight sterilisation period on 13 routes.. Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) on Thursday announced that Metro, tram and marine transport services will be suspended during the UAE's National Sterilisation Programme rolled out by the Ministry of Health and Prevention and the Ministry of Interior.. Servies will halt daily from 8pm to 6am from Thursday to Sunday morning.. All public transit means will operate according to their normal schedules during the sterilisation programme from 7am to 7pm.. The sterilisation programme will be conducted from 8pm to 6am from today (Thursday) to Sunday morning.. The last round of sterilisation operations will end at 6am on Sunday, March 29, 2020.Dubai Taxis will serve the public via Careem and Uber Apps, offering rides only to hospitals.. The bus service will run at a frequency of 30 minutes.. The routes serve 19 public and private hospitals, namely: Rashid Hospital, Oud Metha; Iranian Hospital, Al Wasl; Zulekha Hospital, Al Qusais; Dubai Hospital, Al Khaleej Road, Deira; Baraha Hospital, Al