<b>Follow the latest updates on </b><a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/coronavirus/2021/07/06/coronavirus-latest-abu-dhabi-extends-quarantine-rules/"><b>the Covid-19 pandemic</b></a><b> here</b> <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/abu-dhabi/" target="_blank">Abu Dhabi</a> will end the nightly stay-home order from August 19, authorities said on Thursday. The restrictions under the National Sterilisation Programme ran from midnight to 5am <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2021/07/15/abu-dhabi-introduces-stay-home-orders-from-monday/" target="_blank">and have been in place since July</a>. The Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee said the programme had achieved its objective. Authorities thanked the public for its co-operation and advised everyone to continue to adhere to precautionary measures to protect public <a href="https://www.mediaoffice.abudhabi/en/health/">health</a> and safety. The resumption of stay-home rules were introduced by the emirate on July 19 to help curb the spread of <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/coronavirus/" target="_blank">Covid-19</a>. Members of the public could only leave their homes during this period to "get essential supplies, such as food and medicine". People had to apply to Abu Dhabi Police for a permit to leave their homes. Covid-19 case numbers have declined in the weeks since the rules were introduced, with infections on some days declining to rates not seen since 2020. <br/> <br/>