The government of Dubai has recently announced the extension of disinfection drive in the emirate to 24 hours a day for the next two weeks, subject to renewal.
According to the Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management in Dubai, some of the individuals permitted to leave homes during this time include those working in vital and supporting sectors.
Those working in the vital sectors are permitted to leave homes at any time of the day to commute provided they present proof of identification and work ID. These sectors include:
– Healthcare services (Hospitals, clinics and pharmacies)
– Food supply outlets (Union Cooperative outlets, supermarkets, groceries)
– Delivery services (Food and medicine)
– Restaurants (operations limited to home deliveries only)
– Manufacturers of medicines and providers of healthcare and medical supplies
– Industrial sector (only vital industries)
– Industrial supply chain for services and basic commodities
– Water and electricity sector, petrol and gas stations and district cooling services
– Telecommunications sector
– Media sector
– Airports, airlines, ports, shipping
– Customs duty and border crossings
– Public and private security services
– Municipality services and public and private service providers involved in garbage collection, sewage management and general cleaning and sanitation
– Private and government sector organisations involved in combating the coronavirus (COVID-19).
– Public transport (buses and taxis only; metro and tram services will be suspended)
– Construction sector, subject to obtaining a permit from Dubai Municipality and the Permanent Committee for Labour Affairs.
Employees in the supporting sector, meanwhile, can commute to work and more around the emirate between 8 AM to 2 PM. They include those in banking and financial services including exchange centres, social welfare services, laundry services (for permitted outlets), and maintenance services.
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) also announced that public transport allowed are buses and taxis only. Dubai metro services, however, have been suspended.
its public bus services will be free of charge during the extended two-week sterilization period. Also, Dubai Taxi vehicles and franchised taxis will have over a 50% discount on normal fares.
The Committee stressed that need for residents to #StayHome, and that violators will be subject to legal action. “The compliance of all people is vital to the success of measures to combat the virus and ensure the highest levels of protection,” it added.
This decision comes in light of the successful implementation of the programme, which was launched on Thursday, 26th March, with the use of the most advanced technologies. Intensified restrictions on the movement of people and vehicles are also adopted to help protect the health and safety of the community against COVID-19.
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