His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, today, held a meeting of the Executive Council in Dubai, in compliance with the directives issued by the competent authorities to preserve the health and safety of society, within the framework of efforts to limit the spread of the new Corona virus.

His Highness said in his account on the social networking site "Twitter": "Today we held a meeting of the Executive Council in Dubai in a distance in compliance with the directives issued by the competent authorities in order to preserve the health and safety of society ... We are all today responsible for complying with these instructions, with your cooperation, Dubai and the UAE are capable To overcome the status quo and overcome every challenge. "

Hamdan bin Mohammed holds a meeting of the Executive Council in Dubai remotely in compliance with the directives issued by the competent authorities in order to preserve the health and safety of society. # Emirates_day_pic.twitter.com/oNlKGGqjlU

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His Highness added: "All the measures that are taken at the level of the state and Dubai aim primarily to protect society and put this goal above all considerations ... The national duty requires us to adhere to the directions and advice from the competent authorities and our leaders are our example in this."

His Highness continued, saying: "We thank all governmental, semi-governmental and private agencies for their hard work and efforts to secure the protection and health of our society, and a salute to all the unknown soldiers who work around the clock to ensure the comfort, health and safety of society."