Look: This is everything UAE is doing to combat COVID-19

The UAE has been taking steps to curb the spread of COVID-19 among residents. The most recent update is a 24-hour movement restriction in Dubai as the country-wide sterilisation drive continues. [A picture shows the empty Sheikh Zayed road in Dubai, on March 27, 2020]

Shops: UAE initially announced the closure of non-essential commercial establishments such as malls on March 25 for two weeks. On April 7, Dubai extended this closure till April 18. [A man, wearing a protective face mask, stands inside a dry cleaner in Dubai on March 31, 2020]

Groceries, pharmacies, petrol stations and supermarkets are allowed to stay open for 24 hours while restaurants and bakeries can stay open for delivery orders.

Abu Dhabi has also asked supermarkets and pharmacies to stay open till midnight while not exceeding 30 per cent of customer capacity.

People: All residents who wish to leave their homes for essential purposes such as grocery shopping and medicine purchase should get a move permit. Authorities have also recommended that residents who step out for whatever essential reason or work wear masks and gloves, and also maintain social distance where applicable.

Work: Remote working has been introduced in private and public sectors across the country. Vital sectors including health care, media, aviation etc. are exempt from the movement restriction provided employees carry a letter proving that they have to work.

School: All UAE schools have adopted e-learning and online exams. E-learning has been extended until the end of this academic year in June.

Metro: Dubai Metro has stopped functioning to help contain the virus spread. Buses and taxis are available. [Members of a medical team wearing protective suits spray disinfectants on the metro in Dubai on March 27, 2020]

Public bus services will be free of charge for individuals permitted to leave their homes (those who work in exempt vital sectors). [Workers use a bus in Dubai with signs plastered inside to help passengers implement the rules of social distancing, amid strict measures imposed by the authorities in a bid to slow down the spread of the novel coronavirus]

Taxis: Dubai Taxi vehicles and franchised taxis will offer a 50 per cent discount on normal fares. Dubai Taxis have installed isolators to separate drivers and passengers for safety of all concerned in addition to other sanitisation methods.

Radars: Dubai has started using radars to detect movement during the 24-hour restrictions in place. Move permits and employer letters can be used to remove violations detected during this sterilisation period.

Al Ras restrictions: Al Ras area is under complete restrictions with residents in the area prohibited from movement and exit - this is effective for two weeks starting March 31.

In this image taken through a tinted car window, a technician takes a nasal swab for a new coronavirus detection test at a drive-thru testing facility in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, April 2. Drive-thru test centres: Multiple drive-thru test centres are opening across the country. Residents can apply for tests provided they fit the criteria required by authorities.

Construction workers stand on a scaffold as they work during a two-week restriction imposed in Dubai on April 7, 2020. People who work on construction projects in Dubai are exempted from the 24-hour sterilisation programme, a Dubai Police official said on Monday.

Flights: All passenger flights in and out of the UAE were suspended. However, limited number of outbound passenger flights started on April 5 for residents, visitors who wish to leave the UAE.

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