Dubai Allows Residents to Go Out Only Once Every Three Days...Curfew Tightened

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunwoo Lee] The Dubai government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced that it will further strengthen the current 24-hour curfew to allow residents to go out only once every three days in order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

The Dubai Government Media Office announced on the 16th (local time) that the curfew would be tightened. 'Essential outings' such as going out to buy groceries and medicine will be allowed once every three days, and outings to conduct banking transactions at ATMs will be permitted once every five days. Previously, the Dubai government had implemented a 24-hour curfew for two weeks starting from the 5th. Violating the curfew will result in a fine of 2,000 dirhams (approximately 660,000 KRW), and depending on the severity of the violation, prosecution may also occur.

Currently, while enforcing the 24-hour curfew, the Dubai government has launched a website where residents can apply for permission to go out by entering personal information and reasons for going out, and the approval is decided accordingly. Partial curfews were implemented at night (8 p.m. to 6 a.m. the next day) starting from the 26th of last month, but as the spread of COVID-19 did not subside, the curfew hours were extended to 24 hours.

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