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"Coronavirus"   From Tuesday, residents cannot go to other parts of the country for one week!!! Travel in & out of Abu Dhabi will be banned for a week, starting on Tuesday, to help to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Residents of Abu Dhabi city, Al Ain and Al Dhafra can travel within their cities but not enter or leave them – and cannot go to other emirates. The decision was announced by the GOVT on Sunday night and does not prevent people from leaving their homes, other than during the nightly disinfection period between 10pm and 6am. Residents can still travel to work, go shopping, exercise and enjoy entertainment venues that are open. "We had to ban movement between cities & reduce contact as much as possible" Sheikh Abdulla Al Hamed, Depart. of Health - Abu Dhabi "Mass testing is a key pillar of Abu Dhabi's strategy to contain the spread of Covid-19," Sheikh Abdulla Al Hamed, chairman of Department of Health - Abu Dhabi. "With the expan...

As of June 1st stranded UAE residents can return provided they get approval. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation "MoFAIC" and the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) had announced that stranded UAE residents can return home as of June 1st provided they register on the site to obtain an entry permit. The authority said that if anyone holding a valid or recently expired UAE residency visa can apply for an entry permit on the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) website and the government will facilitate their return from June 1st. The announcement was made for the benefit of residents who have been stranded in different countries because of coronavirus-related flight suspensions. The decision applies to individuals and families who carry valid residency visas. Upon entering an email address at the ICA Smart Services System site, it automatically sends back a registeration verification email to complete the procedures. O...

Coronavirus live; UAE reports 661 new Covid-19 cases. >> 386 patients have recovered and two have died, while 37,000 more tests were conducted. An additional 661 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded in the UAE on Sunday. Officials said that 386 patients had recovered, making the total number of people to have beaten the virus 17,932. The infections were identified from 37,000 tests conducted over the last 24 hours. More than 06 million cases of coronavirus have been officially recorded worldwide, two-thirds of them in Europe and the United States, according to analysts tracking the pandemic.

"Coronavirus" Mix feelings all over in UAE. Dubai: As many UAE workers head back to the office on Sunday after months of lockdown, going back in a new normal has provoked mixed emotions. Some are eager to take up position again at their desks – no matter the masks, gloves and social distancing – while others have grown accustomed to work-from-home, introduced in March as a precaution against coronavirus.