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Dubai welcomes back tourists

The Emirati city wants visitors to come back as the country emerges from its coronavirus closures.

Women wearing protective masks walk at the promenade of Dubai Marina on May 5, 2020, after authorities of the United Arab Emirates started to ease a national lockdown put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus. - In Dubai's ritzy Marina district, white yachts are tethered to docks, standing idle -- like many companies behind a luxury lifestyle industry battered by the coronavirus crisis. The boardwalks that snake around the precinct's artificial bays and canals, once packed with tourists, mostl
Women wearing protective masks walk at the promenade of Dubai Marina on May 5, 2020, after authorities of the United Arab Emirates started to ease a national lockdown put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus. — KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images

The city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) began receiving tourists today for the first time since it shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. The country is attempting to return to normal life and resume economic activity after lifting its virus-related curfew last month.

In a tweet posted by the Government of Dubai Media Office today on the resumption of tourism, the CEO of Dubai’s Department of Tourism, Issam Kazim, told the international community, “We're ready when you are."

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