Dubai suspends nonessential surgery as COVID-19 cases soar
The emirate is also pausing live entertainment at hotels and restaurants until further notice.
Dubai has put a hold on all nonessential surgeries and suspended live entertainment at hotels and restaurants amid a worsening coronavirus outbreak in the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) tourism capital.
During the last three weeks, Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing closed down more than 20 establishments and issued more than 200 warnings to hotels and restaurants that weren’t complying with virus restrictions, the agency said on Twitter. The newly announced restrictions on entertainment activities, which begin Thursday, will last until further notice “to ensure public health and safety.”
