The UAE announced that sterilisation measures will be done from 8pm to 6am starting from Ramadan 27, as per the Islamic calendar. This falls on May 20 till further notice.
Eid is set to start on either May 23 or 24, based on moon-sighting. The renewed restrictions will also cover the Eid break based on Monday’s briefing.
During Eid holidays, malls and shopping centres would be open from 9am to 7pm as part of the changes, with the application of all procedures and precautionary measures. After Eid the new timings of malls and shopping centres will be announced.
Food outlets, cooperatives, groceries, supermarkets and pharmacies can continue to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week during the sterilisation program, and these businesses are excluded from the restrictions during sterilisation.