The UAE doctors have asked people to observe caution ahead of Christmas and New Year as the COVID-19 cases crossed the 650-mark on Wednesday, December 22.
This came as most UAE residents are planning large to mid-scale festivities during the coming weeks. Doctors have also said there is a “probability people may be facing pandemic fatigue and burnout as the pandemic continues to disrupt daily lives.”
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Dr. Tholfkar Al Baaj, the chief clinical officer at HealthHub Clinics by Al Futtaim, said: “Although vaccines and treatments promise that someday life will return to some kind of normalcy, a growing number of people are experiencing pandemic burnout. The desire to follow protective guidelines is waning, and a sense of exhaustion is on the rise.”
Dr. Ahmed Fouad Mady, a general medicine practitioner at Aster Clinic, Al Sweihat, said: “It’s been two years since we have normalized the use of face masks and hand sanitisers frequently.”
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He added: “The festive season is approaching. For the first time since the Covid-19 outbreak, it seems safer than ever to have grand celebrations given that the full vaccination rate exceeds 90 per cent in the UAE. But we have to take care. There has been a slight increase in numbers of new infections across the Emirates in the past few days.”
