Dubai transport sector’s Covid-19 response among the world’s best

Dubai transport sector’s Covid-19 response among the world’s best

Experts hailed the efforts of the emirate's RTA in maintaining a high safety standard for both riders and employees.





 Experts have lauded how Dubai's transportation sector responded to the Covid-19 pandemic, saying it was on par with other developed countries such as Taiwan and Singapore.

In a recent meeting held to discuss post-Covid-19 challenges, the Dubai Future Council for Transportation, along with a number of experts, hailed the efforts of the emirate's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in maintaining a high safety standard for both riders and employees.

HE Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA, Chairman of the Dubai Future Council for Transportation, chaired a remote meeting of the Council. https://t.co/6pqh6VIL3f pic.twitter.com/SAFnuoNnQC

- RTA (@rta_dubai) July 18, 2020

They said it was a remarkable achievement, considering that Dubai had not been exposed to the SARS outbreak like Taiwan and Singapore.

The meeting was chaired by Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, director-general and chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the RTA, and chairman of the Dubai Future Council for Transportation. Also in attendance were RTA board members and a host of local and global future fore-sighting experts.

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