Dubai authorities have announced that businesses in Dubai will resume its operations and people in Dubai are allowed to move freely from 6am to 11pm. The reopening of businesses will start from May 27, 2020.
As economic activities will reopen, this pushes the movement restrictions/sterilization hours in Dubai to operate from 11pm to 6am.
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Business and commercial activities will resume operations from 6am to 11pm starting May 27. This was decided in a virtual meeting of Dubai’s Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management chaired by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council.
ACTIVITIES THAT ARE TO REOPEN INCLUDE:
- Retail shops and wholesale shops
- Airport, operating for returning UAE residents and transit passengers to other destinations.
- Clinics, including ENT and dentistry, to be available. Expansion of services to include surgeries that take less than two-and-a-half hours.
- Training institutes and training and treatment centers for children.
- Gyms, indoor arenas, and sports academies
- Cinemas, while following social distancing and disinfection rules.
- Entertainment and leisure venues such as Dubai Ice Rink and Dubai Dolphinarium.
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Below are the posts from His Highness Sheikh Hamdan in his Twitter account regarding the announcements:
I chaired a meeting with Dubai’s Supreme Committee of Crisis& Disaster Management, & we approved the resumption of economic activities from 6am to 11pm, starting May 27. This decision was reached following a comprehensive analysis of health and socio-economic factors of the situation.
We urge all concerned entities in Dubai to intensify awareness efforts and ensure that everyone, at organisational and individual levels, adheres to the precautionary measures and guidelines to protect the well-being of our society.
We understand the pressure experienced by numerous sectors due to the COVID-19 crisis, but the UAE community remains strong. We are able to positively adapt to the current changes, due to the flexibility that characterizes many of our sectors.
I chaired a meeting with Dubai’s Supreme Committee of Crisis& Disaster Management,&we approved the resumption of economic activities from 6am to 11pm,starting May 27.This decision was reached following a comprehensive analysis of health and socio-economic factors of the situation pic.twitter.com/XjaZ2tko30
— Hamdan bin Mohammed (@HamdanMohammed) May 25, 2020
We understand the pressure experienced by numerous sectors due to the COVID-19 crisis, but the UAE community remains strong. We are able to positively adapt to the current changes, due to the flexibility that characterizes many of our sectors.
— Hamdan bin Mohammed (@HamdanMohammed) May 25, 2020
Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, announces during his remote chairmanship the meeting of the Supreme Committee for Crisis and Disaster Management in Dubai, the start of the resumption of the economic movement in # Dubai for its activities on the fourth day of Eid Al-Fitr, as the movement will be available in the emirate from 6 am to 11 am night.
Below is the list of changes in schedules and establishments reopening:
Under the directives of @HHShkMohd, @HamdanMohammed announces the gradual reopening of business activities in #Dubai from Wednesday, 27 May. There will be no restrictions on movement between 6.00 am and 11.00 pm. pic.twitter.com/7ZeMKpyKUY
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) May 25, 2020