Mansour bin Mohammed inspects security and safety preparations at Expo 2020 Dubai
Pursuant to the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to ensure the availability of all necessary elements to ensure the highest levels of safety and comfort for all exhibitors and visitors at Expo 2020 Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum visited Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Crisis and Disaster Management in Dubai, the exhibition headquarters, to review the approved security and safety plans and procedures and to confirm the readiness of all work teams prior to the launch of the upcoming global event.
His Highness, accompanied by members of the Supreme Committee for Crisis and Disaster Management, was keen to go to the Expo headquarters on the Dubai Metro, starting from Jebel Ali Metro Station, where he listened to an explanation from His Excellency Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai, about The "Expo" track, which was built specifically to serve visitors to the exhibition, and then serve the area surrounding its headquarters, as the cost of the track reached 11 billion dirhams, and its capacity is 46,000 passengers per hour in both directions, while the project serves about 270,000 residents of the region and its employees.
Upon his arrival at the venue, His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was received by Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy, Minister of State for International Cooperation and Director General of the Expo 2020 Dubai Bureau. And in line with the directives of the wise leadership to ensure all the elements of excellence for the event on which the world’s attention will be focused for a full six months.
Upon his arrival at the Expo headquarters, His Highness went to the Operations and Control Room, where he was briefed on the details of the security and safety measures prepared by the work teams from the various departments, bodies and institutions concerned, in which the directives of His Highness, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, were taken into account to provide the utmost comfort and safety. And the highest levels of safety and security for visitors to the exhibition, as well as exhibitors and workers, in accordance with the highest international standards and practices, confirming Dubai’s leadership and outstanding capabilities in hosting and organizing major international events, even during exceptional times, especially with the emirate’s success during the past months in organizing major events that witnessed the participation of tens of thousands of exhibitors and visitors in a very safe environment.
His Highness, Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Crisis and Disaster Management in Dubai, stressed that the comfort and safety of exhibitors and visitors is a top priority. All concerned agencies have been keen to provide the various elements to achieve them in the best possible way, while studying all the minute details and confirming the mobilization of all energies and capabilities in order to produce the event in a way that befits its prestige. The UAE and Dubai's reputation as a global center for conferences and exhibitions, and His Highness stressed the need for the various work teams to redouble their efforts before, during and until the end of the exhibition, confirming Dubai's firm commitment to the highest quality standards in organizing major events.
His Highness expressed his appreciation for all the efforts made by the Expo team, as well as all the work teams involved in preparing and organizing the largest event in the history of the UAE, and the high level of coordination and tight preparation that resulted in a safe hosting by all standards of the major global event, through a work system aimed at providing an exceptional session. It will be a milestone in the fair's 170-year history, wishing everyone success in carrying out their duties to the fullest.
A safe and smooth movement, and
His Highness, Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Crisis and Disaster Management in Dubai, heard from His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer an explanation of the Roads and Transport Authority’s preparations for the major event, which is expected to attract millions of visits over the course of its stay, which extends to a full six months, starting from the beginning of October 2021, and what has been done Its implementation includes projects to serve its visitors and participants, as well as the residents of the surrounding area. His Highness also learned about the mechanism of work of the authority’s control center within the main operating room, confirming Dubai’s readiness to ensure safe movement and movement to and from the exhibition headquarters with complete ease.
His Highness was also acquainted with the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority's plan to serve Expo visitors through the various means of transportation that will participate in transporting visitors to and from its headquarters, as well as the preventive measures applied on board each of them in accordance with the precautionary measures currently followed, and His Highness was also briefed on the details of operational readiness. The Dubai Metro is part of the Expo 2020 Dubai route, where the average number of metro users per day is expected to reach about half a million passengers.
Headquarters insurance
On the preparations for securing the venue of the event, His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum listened to an explanation from the Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, Chairman of the Committee to secure the events of Expo 2020, Lieutenant-General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, about the measures taken by the Dubai Police within the plan to secure the headquarters, and the huge numbers Expected from visitors who will come to it from within the country, the region and around the world, with the use of smart technology events and artificial intelligence systems to assure the highest levels of safety for all those in the vicinity of the event, with the allocation of three main sectors for insurance operations, including the support and attribution sector, the operations sectors, and research Criminal, in order to ensure the highest levels of security for the major global event in coordination and cooperation with the various concerned agencies at the local and federal levels.
His Highness was also briefed on the preparations of the General Directorate of Civil Defense in Dubai regarding preemptive plans and preventive measures, and the best and most efficient technical and technical equipment that has been mobilized to ensure the integration of the security and safety system throughout the huge exhibition, which is being held on an area of about 4.38 square kilometers, confirming Dubai's position as a city Most secure and safe. The administration has linked the exhibition facilities with a smart monitoring system to ensure the highest levels of protection for all exhibitors and visitors, as well as its infrastructure, in addition to securing the various events held within and on the sidelines of the work of the major event.
His Highness was also briefed on the preparations of the Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services, which in turn prepared a fleet of equipped vehicles supported by highly qualified paramedics, in addition to a mobile field hospital. Distributing them on various sides of the exhibition while linking them to the operating room, the Dubai Health Authority, and private hospitals to ensure the most efficient levels of response to emergency cases.
Health services
During the visit, His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum inspected the Covid-19 examination tent of the Dubai Health Authority in Dubai, where he was acquainted with the preparations of the authority that it has accomplished in cooperation with a group of its strategic partners, including private hospitals, a specialized medical center for emergencies, to As well as 3 main medical points, and centers for laboratory testing for Covid-19, for those who wish to do so, coinciding with the completion of the integrated network of communication and communication between the various medical facilities that will secure the global event in terms of health.
The Dubai Health Authority's preparations included the establishment of the "Expo Emergency Center", which is a fully equipped medical center, to provide various medical services to exhibition visitors, visitors and the public, including the laboratory examination service for Covid-19 (PCR), while the authority has allocated a group of integrated examination centers, including five Inspection tracks from the car, with a capacity of 5,000 examinations per day, and a regular personal examination point, with a capacity of about 10,000 examinations per day, that can be increased, and the results of the examination are provided within only four hours.
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