Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister, may God preserve him, in his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, the Supreme Committee for Crisis and Disaster Management in Dubai headed by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum decided to resume work within a new set of activities Economic and Service in the Emirate of Dubai as of Thursday, June 18th, in the framework of the gradual return to normal life in the emirate, while continuing to implement the precautionary measures currently applied in various facilities, establishments, and public and private areas in various parts of Dubai in accordance with the instructions issued by the authorities concerned with combating the Covid virus 19- Whether federal or local.
The new activities authorized and joined to the list of sectors that have already resumed their work during the past weeks have varied according to a set of specific preventive standards that guarantee the protection of all associated persons, whether from service providers or users, as the new list includes: public libraries, private museums And galleries of arts and galleries, and home services including health care services for the elderly and people of determination, home cosmetic services, and complex elective surgeries that take more than two and a half hours.
Activities that will be resumed according to the preventive precautions specified for each of them include: external tourism activities such as camping, swimming pools, fitness and water sports centers, water parks, interactive water activities, as well as the resumption of the work of 3D and 4D cinemas ), Opening sports and play areas for children in parks and public beaches, while maintaining the declared safeguards.
The decision also included allowing the elderly persons over the age of 60 years, as well as children under the age of twelve to visit the commercial centers, and various places, with the need to adhere to the use of masks and taking into account the safe distance that separates them from the rest of the people who are not their relatives by a distance of no less than two meters and avoid crowded places.
The Supreme Committee clarified that the decision comes within the framework of the gradual return of economic and service activities with no negligence or complacency in the accurate and complete application of all preventive measures and measures that will ensure the highest levels of protection for all individuals, whether working in those bodies or their visitors from the audience who benefit from the services they provide, In a manner that ensures the return of life to normal, but with due care and caution, the Committee stressed the importance of continuing to adhere to preventive measures, stressing that the resumption of these activities came to meet the needs of society and alleviate the pressures experienced in the previous period as a result of keenness to combat the Corona epidemic with procedures and measures that may have appeared in Sometimes difficult, but the goal was to protect all members of society and completely besiege this epidemic, and not to allow its spread, monitor the injured and provide them with the necessary medical care until their recovery.
The Committee stressed that the speed with which Dubai, and the UAE in general, dealt with this crisis enabled it to avoid the worst, especially with the conduct of these huge numbers of checks that are done on a daily basis in order to reduce the number of casualties to their lowest levels through monitoring confirmed cases and taking necessary measures in relation to them. From health isolation, medical care and other measures, in addition to identifying those in contact with them and subjecting them to quarantine, in anticipation of infection of any of them and confirmation of the non-spread of the virus outside this circle, noting that the medical capabilities that have been mobilized to this day, especially raising the absorptive capacity of Dubai hospitals in cooperation with the private sector Who played a major national role in this regard, makes us reassured of our ability to deal efficiently with all scenarios, which are all taken into account.
The Supreme Committee stressed that the principle of "everyone is responsible" established by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God preserve him, represents the cornerstone of the community's ability to overcome the current crisis, where the commitment of all members of society remains to apply Precautionary measures in a complete and accurate manner is the first and most important guarantee in the face of this epidemic, while everyone remains responsible for adhering to the physical distance, maintaining a safe distance between people, not less than two meters in all closed and open places, using masks, and washing hands with soap and water for 20 seconds whenever possible. That is, the use of sterile materials throughout the day, especially while outside the home, in addition to all other instructions that are periodically mentioned through various media and social media platforms.
The Supreme Committee warned that complacency in the application of preventive instructions would, God forbid, undermine all efforts made at all local and federal levels, which will not be allowed at all, confirming the continuation of control campaigns on various establishments, business headquarters, offices, commercial centers and service outlets The various facilities, and all the facilities included in the decisions to reduce movement restrictions, to ensure the strict application of the prevention instructions at all times, as those who do not abide by them, whether those in charge of the place or the violating persons themselves, will be violated.
The Supreme Committee for Crisis and Disaster Management in Dubai sent a greeting of appreciation and appreciation to the various federal and local authorities whose teams are responding with courage and patriotism to the Covid-19 pandemic, in the forefront of which is the Ministry of Health and Community Protection, the Ministry of Interior, the National Authority for Emergency and Crisis and Disaster Management, the Health Authority in Dubai, and the Control Center And control to combat the Corona virus, the General Command of the Dubai Police, the State Security Service in Dubai and all the departments, bodies and institutions that have played pivotal roles in the success of efforts to address the Covid-19 epidemic, which continues to work to protect the UAE community from it and besiege it and not allow its spread to reach this stage with all The challenges it bears, confirming that the heroes of the first line of defense present to the world a role model in belonging to the homeland and ensure that it is protected from every danger that may threaten it, regardless of the size of this danger.