United Arab Emirates:
COVID-19 Across The UAE Update (June 10, 2020)
16 June 2020
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
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Wednesday June 10, 2020
Category |
Recent Developments |
Economic Measures |
- A gauge of business conditions in
Dubai bounced back to the highest since the coronavirus pandemic
dragged the economy into a downturn
(Link)
|
Health & Safety |
- On June 9, the UAE saw 568 new cases
(-7.04% from the previous day) of the coronavirus, bringing the
total to 39,904 total confirmed cases (Link)
- UAE's Group 42 and UK's
Oxford Nanopore co-develop ultra-scalable solution for coronavirus
detection. The end-to-end solution will be officially launched
within weeks. (Link)
- Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority
partners with Derq to deploy AI-based solutions to monitor
adherence to coronavirus guidelines. (Link)
- Two coronavirus screening clinics are
set to launch in Al Ain. The first is to be based opposite Al Jimi
Malla, while the second is found in Al Ain's Hili Industrial
Zone. (Link)
|
Travel |
- Authorities are preparing for a full
reopening of UAE's boarders. However, a specific date has not
been set yet.
(Link)
- Emirates Airlines has laid off
thousands of pilots, cabin crew and plans more job cuts due to the
economic strain caused by the coronavirus pandemic
(Link)
|
Daily Life |
- Movement ban between regions of Abu
Dhabi and in and out of Abu Dhabi have been extended by one week,
ending on June 16. The ban covers movement in and out of the
emirate and between Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Al Dhafra. (Link)
- A faculty member at Khalifa
University of Science and Technology has created a new web tool for
analysis of coronavirus twitter data in the UAE, which will offer
the public insights into conversations, emotions and sentiments
concerning the virus. (Link)
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Originally published 10 June, 2020
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