The UAE Government has announced that the National Sterilization Program hours will be changed starting Wednesday, 27th May 2020. The schedule for the sterilization measures will begin from 8pm to 6am (which was the previous schedule before Ramadan month).
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Eid is set to begin on either May 22 or 23, depending on the sighting of the moon. The renewed restrictions will also cover the Eid break.
This change in timings was based on an announcement shared by the UAE Government and posted on their Twitter account.
Authorities also said malls and shopping centres would be open from 9am to 7pm as part of the changes.
Groceries, supermarkets and pharmacies will be allowed to operate for 24 hours. Meat shops and vegetable markets can sell wares from 6am to 8pm.
Below is a Twitter post by the UAE Government regarding the latest briefing with this announcement:
تعديل مواعيد برنامج التعقيم الوطني ليصبح من الساعة الثامنة مساءً وحتى السادسة صباح اليوم التالي، ليبدأ تطبيق موعد برنامج التعقيم الوطني اعتباراً من مساء يوم الأربعاء 27 رمضان وحتى إشعار آخر .
— UAEGov (@uaegov) May 18, 2020
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الإثنين 18 مايو 2020#uaegovhttps://t.co/gr0LlQZ6Gx— UAEGov (@uaegov) May 18, 2020