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Abu Dhabi returns to partial lockdown against COVID-19 variants

Beginning Monday, movement will be restricted from midnight to 5 a.m. and public spaces will operate at limited capacity.

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An Emirati man wearing a protective mask walks at al-Barsha Health Centre in the Gulf Emirate of Dubai on Dec. 24, 2020. — GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images

Abu Dhabi is reentering a partial lockdown beginning Monday to stave off a new wave of infection by the coronavirus variants, authorities said on Thursday. 

The United Arab Emirates' capital city will be under curfew from midnight to 5 a.m., during which public spaces will be sterilized and movement will be highly restricted.

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