COVID-19 tests to be conducted in densely populated areas
DUBAI: The government has temporarily suspended operations of the Dubai Metro as part of a city-wide 24-hour sterilization drive that started last night and will be in effect for the next two weeks.
In a series of tweets also last night, the Dubai Media Office, tasked to release government-related news, said Dubai’s Supreme Committee on Crisis and Disaster Management announced “round-the-clock sterilization” across the city and “enforce strict restrictions on movements” of residents with “legal action to be taken against violators.”
DMO also said, in another tweet that “extensive medical tests” will meantime be conducted in densely populated areas across Dubai to ensure that members of the community are not infected with the coronavirus.
“Individuals will not be allowed to leave the house except for essential purposes or, if they are working in vital sectors, exempted from the restrictions. These measures have been put in place to ensure (that) people undertake trips outside their homes on a planned and organized way,” DMO said.
Residents are allowed to go out when seeking medical assistance and for essential needs such as buying food and medicines, whereby only one member is allowed to leave the house for this purpose, DMA also tweeted.
The sterilization drive was initially implemented in the last week of March with effect from 8pm to 6am.
In a separate tweet, DMO said the Dubai Metro will temporarily close its doors for the first time since it was launched Sept. 9, 2009 “as the entire world goes through a challenging time.”
DMO said only bus and taxi transportation will be open.
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