• Expo 2020 Dubai has stringent safety measures in place to protect the public. All photos: Chris Whiteoak/ The National
    Expo 2020 Dubai has stringent safety measures in place to protect the public. All photos: Chris Whiteoak/ The National
  • The sprawling Dubai site has a series of robust protocols to safeguard the public.
    The sprawling Dubai site has a series of robust protocols to safeguard the public.
  • Covid-19 safety rules are set out by Expo 2020 officials.
    Covid-19 safety rules are set out by Expo 2020 officials.
  • Expo 2020 Dubai has made vaccinations and boosters mandatory for staff, volunteers, contractors and service providers.
    Expo 2020 Dubai has made vaccinations and boosters mandatory for staff, volunteers, contractors and service providers.
  • Visitors sanitise their hands for protection against Covid-19 at the world's fair.
    Visitors sanitise their hands for protection against Covid-19 at the world's fair.
  • Expo 2020 Dubai is committed to provide an enjoyable and safe experience for the tens of thousands of people who visit the site each day.
    Expo 2020 Dubai is committed to provide an enjoyable and safe experience for the tens of thousands of people who visit the site each day.

UAE

Health

UAE records 651 new Covid-19 cases after 410,158 tests

Two people died during the 24-hour reporting period

The National

February 21, 2022

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The UAE reported 651 new Covid-19 cases on Monday after a further 410,158 tests were carried out.

The new cases bring the total number of infections recorded in the country since the pandemic began early in 2020 to 875,258.

Two people died during the 24-hour reporting period, raising the death toll to 2,296.

Another 2,640 people beat the virus, as the recovery total climbed to 821,021.

More than 134 million tests have been conducted across the Emirates under a comprehensive screening strategy.

Daily infections dropped below 1,000 on Tuesday for the first time this year, having peaked at 3,116 on January 15 — the highest since February 2021.

The UAE has also been lifting rules as the country cautiously emerges from the pandemic.

Capacity limits at cinemas, shopping centres and other entertainment spots and venues across the UAE, for example, are allowed to return to full capacity for the first time in 18 months.

However, people must still wear a mask in all indoor and outdoor public places nationwide.

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Price, base / as tested: Dh78,000 / Dh97,650

Engine: 2.5-litre in-line four-cylinder

Power: 182hp @ 6,000rpm

Torque: 244Nm @ 4,000rpm

Transmission: Continuously variable tranmission

Fuel consumption, combined: 7.6L / 100km

The specs

Engine: 1.5-litre, 4-cylinder turbo

Transmission: CVT

Power: 170bhp

Torque: 220Nm

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Artist: Linkin Park

Label: Warner Records

Number of tracks: 11

Rating: 4/5

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Dos

  • Wear the right fabric for the right season and occasion 
  • Always ask for the dress code if you don’t know
  • Wear a white kandura, white ghutra / shemagh (headwear) and black shoes for work 
  • Wear 100 per cent cotton under the kandura as most fabrics are polyester

Don’ts 

  • Wear hamdania for work, always wear a ghutra and agal 
  • Buy a kandura only based on how it feels; ask questions about the fabric and understand what you are buying
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Sustainable Development Goals

1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere

2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and foster innovation

10. Reduce inequality  within and among countries

11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its effects

14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

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Name: Yousef Al Bahar

Advocate at Al Bahar & Associate Advocates and Legal Consultants, established in 1994

Education: Mr Al Bahar was born in 1979 and graduated in 2008 from the Judicial Institute. He took after his father, who was one of the first Emirati lawyers

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5pm: Al Maha Stables – Maiden (PA) Dh80,000 (Turf) 1,600m; Winner: Reem Baynounah, Fernando Jara (jockey), Mohamed Daggash (trainer)

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6.30pm: Emirates Colts Classic – Prestige (PA) Dh100,000 (T) 1,600m; Winner: Yas Xmnsor, Saif Al Balushi, Khalifa Al Neyadi

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Red flags
  • Promises of high, fixed or 'guaranteed' returns.
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Courtesy: Carol Glynn, founder of Conscious Finance Coaching

Updated: February 21, 2022, 10:08 AM
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