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Dubai’s skyline seen from At The Top, Burj Khalifa. Reem Mohammed / The National
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Staff of Hafiz Mustafa in facemasks at their shop in The Dubai Mall. Reem Mohammed / The National
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Babki sanitises the railing at the Ice Rink in The Dubai Mall. Reem Mohammed / The National
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Signs requiring people to social distance at Dubai Mall’s Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo. Reem Mohammed / The National
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Skating shoes are sanitised at the Ice Rink in Dubai Mall. Reem Mohammed / The National
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A staff with the parrots at Dubai Mall’s Aquarium and Underwater Zoo. Reem Mohammed / The National
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A staff holds a thermometer at Dubai Mall’s Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo. Reem Mohammed / The National
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Signs requiring people to social distance at Dubai Mall’s Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo. Reem Mohammed / The National
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A woman skates at Dubai Mall’s Ice Rink. Reem Mohammed /The National
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Signs requiring people to social distance at Dubai Mall’s Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo. Reem Mohammed / The National
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General view the safety rules at Times Square Centre in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Green planet biologist Sara Stevens with an Umbrella Cockatoo at The Green Planet. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Green planet biologist Peter Njoroge holds a Blue tongued skink. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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The Green Planet has opened with Covid-19 measures in place. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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A person wearing protective face mask during the hot and humid weather in Al Satwa area in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
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Dubai’s skyline seen from At The Top, Burj Khalifa. Reem Mohammed / The National
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Visitors take photos from At The Top, Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Reem Mohammed / The National
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Staff of Hafiz Mustafa in facemasks at their shop in The Dubai Mall. Reem Mohammed / The National
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Babki sanitises the railing at the Ice Rink in The Dubai Mall. Reem Mohammed / The National
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Signs requiring people to social distance at Dubai Mall’s Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo. Reem Mohammed / The National
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Skating shoes are sanitised at the Ice Rink in Dubai Mall. Reem Mohammed / The National
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A staff with the parrots at Dubai Mall’s Aquarium and Underwater Zoo. Reem Mohammed / The National
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A staff holds a thermometer at Dubai Mall’s Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo. Reem Mohammed / The National
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Signs requiring people to social distance at Dubai Mall’s Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo. Reem Mohammed / The National
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A woman skates at Dubai Mall’s Ice Rink. Reem Mohammed /The National
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Signs requiring people to social distance at Dubai Mall’s Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo. Reem Mohammed / The National
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General view the safety rules at Times Square Centre in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Green planet biologist Sara Stevens with an Umbrella Cockatoo at The Green Planet. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Green planet biologist Peter Njoroge holds a Blue tongued skink. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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The Green Planet has opened with Covid-19 measures in place. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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A person wearing protective face mask during the hot and humid weather in Al Satwa area in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
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Dubai’s skyline seen from At The Top, Burj Khalifa. Reem Mohammed / The National
Coronavirus: UAE dispatches medical supplies to help fight Covid-19 in the Americas
The country dispatched aid to Costa Rica and Chile to help healthcare workers contain the pandemic
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