COVID-19: Dubai Police release Naif sterilisation statistics
Help from 14 strategic partners enabled force to handle COVID-19 pandemic
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Dubai: Dubai Police issued 5,537 food permits and facilitated 6,391 medical tests, while handling 244 humanitarian cases and repatriating 652 individuals in Naif during the national sterilisation programme to curb the spread of coronavirus, it was announced on Saturday.
Over 5,500 permits were issued to food, gas trucks and government vehicles entering Naif during the programme, and support was provided to medical staff to facilitate over 6,000 medical tests. A further 600 plus were repatriated and nearly 250 humanitarian cases were dealt with.
“The team attended to the needs of patients of chronic diseases, pregnant women, and people with emergencies,” added Al Ghaithi.
A medical service team in collaboration with the Department of Economic Development in Dubai, was responsible for re-operating three pharmacies in the area to provide medical essentials to the residents, and a financial services task force facilitated the reopening of eight currency exchange shops. While another mission was responsible for closing markets and commercial stores, fining 329 individuals and 195 stores for violations.
Another task force delivered 600,000 meals and 150 food baskets to families.
“To overcome these challenges, Dubai Police utilised the latest models of drones in crowd management and awareness process. In addition to recruiting volunteers, of the same nationality as the residents, as well as the efforts of our onsite patrols, mounted police, and the K9 dogs,” said Al Ghaithi.
“In addition, we applied a highly professional security cordon system, and flied drones and dispatched bicycle and mounted patrols across the area,” he added.
“We also set up field hospitals and sterilisation gates in the area. Moreover, we implemented an internal isolation system, provided food meals, attended to humanitarian cases, and ensured the closure of markets and shops during the programme,” he said.
Tahlak said that all task forces assigned to Naif contributed to handling forty criminal reports, two traffic reports, one lost-and-found report, and seven identity verification requests.
“The operations of the National Sterilisation Programme in Naif were completed successfully, thanks to the 14 strategic partners that collaborated with the task forces of policemen, mounted police officers, and security patrols staffed by different general departments of Dubai Police,” Tahlak added.
