COVID 19 is a pandemic disease
spread to many countries from China. It is an airborne disease and
spreads through human to human contact. It infected many middle
east countries and UAE stands ahead of all those countries in
fighting the disease by implementing aggressive measures to combat
the disease.
UAE strictly followed the technical
guidance measures given by WHO (World health organization) in
preventing the spread of this viral disease, as there is no
medicine for curing this disease and it can be stopped only through
prevention. The technical guidance provided by WHO is to maintain
social distance, avoid droplet spread of disease by using masks and
wash hands using sanitizers for self protection. The measures taken
by UAE to adhere to these guidlines are:
- It has installed new thermal
screeners at airports and have screened each and every passenger
arriving at the airport. It cancelled all the existing VISAS also
and stopped issuing new visas to prevent virus import cases.
- It cancelled many sports and
cultural events
- People are instructed to maintain
safer distances (atleast 3meters) from each other at all public
places, shopping malls,and grocery stores.
- Schools, colleges and universities
are closed entirely for 4 weeks since March 8th 2020, and ordered
to stay at home
- If people have to go out on
emergency basis, they have to wear protective masks to prevent
contamination through droplets
- UAE's Civil aviation authority has
suspended all the international and domestic flights for two
weeks
- Chairs are placed at safer
distances in the hospital waiting areas. It promised all COVID 19
infected patients to treat under national plan
- Staff and customers are screened at
the entrance of the hypermarkets to ensure that they don't have
COVID 19 positive
- People are suggested to wash hands
for every 20mins atleast for 10-20 times in a day using alcohol
based sanitizers.
- Sanitizers are kept in hotels and
public places all the time.
- It discouraged the mass gatherings
like religious meetings.
- It has started its 24 hours
locksown period for 2 weeks from April 5th
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