Stop a live show in hotels and restaurants until more information is found as a disease surgeon.
Emirate Dubai has banned non-essential surgery for a month in addition to live entertainment in hotels and restaurants until further notice while coronavirus infections are at stake in the middle of the trade. Middle East.
The decision to suspend some treatment centers, which take effect midnight on Thursday and could be expanded, was aimed at ensuring health facilities are ready to manage COVID-19 cases. , Dubai’s health regulator said in a newsletter published Wednesday.
Dubai’s tourism department issued a newsletter, seen by Reuters, suspending entertainment in hotels and restaurants after recording an increase in breaches of coronavirus warnings.
Daily affairs in the United Arab Emirates hit a record high of 3,506 on Wednesday, the highest in the Gulf Arab region where daily rates in all five other states have fallen below 500.
The UAE will not provide a breakdown of diseases in all emirates.
Visitors have come to Dubai, an international travel hub that is preparing to host 25 million visitors for the Expo 2020 global fair since October, even as other countries have implemented new locks.
The UAE has lifted most of the coronavirus restrictions, but mask wear is required at public and corporate speeds. Britain this month removed the UAE from its list of travel corridors because of the spike in disease.
Declan O’Sullivan, an Irish musician living in Dubai, began live performances in August. He says events and revenues are between 30 and 40 percent of what they were before the pandemic, but he is grateful for the opportunity to work.
“That’s my view on this closure again.” As long as the bars can stay open and people can go out – if the entertainers have to take a little pain for a while and not be able to perform – better than extending it for a longer period of time longer… I still consider myself very, very lucky. “
Ramping vaccine campaign
The Gulf state has launched its vaccination campaign with the goal of vaccinating more than 50 percent of the population of about 9 million, mostly expatriates, by the end of March.
On Thursday, the UAE said it had approved Sputnik V COVIDvaccine in Russia, state media reported announcing the ministry of health, marking the third vaccine approved by the UAE.
“Results of a study have demonstrated the effectiveness of the vaccine in promoting a strong anti-virus response, its safety for use, and compliance with international safety and efficacy standards,” the statement said.
The UAE hosted Phase III clinical trials for the vaccine.
The country has already approved the design developed by Sinopharm National Pharmaceutical Group in China and made it accessible to the public. Dubai is also accepting people with the vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTec.