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COVID-19: People respect UAE’s call to stay at home

Empty streets are a testimony to people’s commitment to keep coronavirus at bay

Last updated: March 28, 2020 | 20:54

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Abu Dhabi corniche without people as Government urges people to stay home while taking precautionary measures against COVID-19

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Deserted Khalid Bin Al Waleed street in Abu Dhabi as authorities urge residents to stay at home because of Covid-19 threat.

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View of Sharjah Corniche.

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Shoppers at a supermarket which is one of the only few stores open at Yas mall in Abu Dhabi.

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Family sitting areas and kids play zones are cordoned off at a park in Abu Dhabi as authorities urge residents to stay at home because of Covid-19 threat

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View of Sharjah Corniche.

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A Man working from 7am to 5pm have to regulate a road traffic which is completly empty on Umm Amar Road, Dubai

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Service road of Sheikh Zayed Road at trade center area.

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A resident runs near Shaikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi.

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An empty street in front of Dubai International Financial Centre.

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Sheikh Zayed Road at Trade center area

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Intersection of Second December Street and Happiness Street.

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Empty parking lot in Yas Mall in Abu Dhabi due to the closure of all the malls across the region by UAE Government while taking precautionary measures against COVID-19

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Empty parking lot at Abu Dhabi corniche as Government urges people to stay home while taking precautionary measures against COVID-19

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View of an almost deserted Ittihad road in Sharjah

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Usually jam packed streets in Dubai seen quiet and deserted

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An empty parking lot at the Mall of the Emirates, Dubai

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View of empty Corniche road in Sharjah

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A pharmacy in Dubai stays open for the public

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Departure area at Dubai airport terminal 3 with very few passengers

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An almost empty road near Mall of the Emirates, Al Barsha, Dubai

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A safety message to sanitize your hands every 2 hours on display at a Carrefour cash counter at the Mall of the Emirates, Dubai.

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An empty street in Karama, Dubai

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Very few commuters on Dubai metro

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Normally busy Al Maktoum street with few motorists

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A less crowded Dubai Mall

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A usually jam packed road in Dubai seen quiet and deserted

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Nurses at work at the Paediatric section of Al Zahra Hospital in Al Barsha, Dubai

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Parking area at Dubai airport terminal 3 with very less cars

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Inside an almost empty Mall of the Emirates, Dubai.

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Less crowded Deira City Center, Dubai

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People shop at Carrefour, Deira City Center, Dubai

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A deliveryman at work in Karama as restaurants are closed for dining

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Pharmacies stay open for the public

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The usually bustling area of Karama seen quiet and deserted

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Less crowded Deira City Center, Dubai

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