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A sign warns people to stay home along the Dubai Marina. Antonie Robertson / The National
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Empty roads in Dubai Marina in mid-April. 24 hour restrictions on leaving home which were in place since March were eased for Ramadan, allowing people to leave home from 6am to 10pm. Pawan Singh / The National
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A pedestrian wearing a mask crosses the main street on Palm Jumeirah in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
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A police barrier stands in front of Atlantis Hotel, one of the largest hotels in the country. Pawan Singh / The National
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The tunnel underneath the palm is usually packed with traffic on a Friday. Pawan Singh / The National
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A solitary shopper walks past the yachts quay at Dubai Marina. Pawan Singh / The National
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A resident looks out from his apartment building in Dubai Marina. Pawan Singh / The National
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A security guard takes the body temperature of a delivery driver in the Al Furjan suburb. Pawan Singh / The National
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Talabat delivery drivers, who have permission to operate at all times of day, collect their orders in Dubai Marina. Pawan Singh / The National
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A sign in Fujairah urges people to 'stay home' as people do their shopping. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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A Dubai Police officer stops the vehicles and checks for permit to leave home near Dubai's Madinat Jumeirah. Pawan Singh / The National
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A man has his body temperature reading taken upon arriving at the police station of Naif in Dubai. AFP
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The closed open air gym at Skydive Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
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Dibba Al Hisn’s seafood market. Reem Mohammed / The National
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A sign warns people to stay home along the Dubai Marina. Antonie Robertson / The National
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Empty roads in Dubai Marina in mid-April. 24 hour restrictions on leaving home which were in place since March were eased for Ramadan, allowing people to leave home from 6am to 10pm. Pawan Singh / The National
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A pedestrian wearing a mask crosses the main street on Palm Jumeirah in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
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A police barrier stands in front of Atlantis Hotel, one of the largest hotels in the country. Pawan Singh / The National
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The tunnel underneath the palm is usually packed with traffic on a Friday. Pawan Singh / The National
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A solitary shopper walks past the yachts quay at Dubai Marina. Pawan Singh / The National
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A resident looks out from his apartment building in Dubai Marina. Pawan Singh / The National
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A security guard takes the body temperature of a delivery driver in the Al Furjan suburb. Pawan Singh / The National
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Talabat delivery drivers, who have permission to operate at all times of day, collect their orders in Dubai Marina. Pawan Singh / The National
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A sign in Fujairah urges people to 'stay home' as people do their shopping. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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A Dubai Police officer stops the vehicles and checks for permit to leave home near Dubai's Madinat Jumeirah. Pawan Singh / The National
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A man has his body temperature reading taken upon arriving at the police station of Naif in Dubai. AFP
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The closed open air gym at Skydive Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
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Dibba Al Hisn’s seafood market. Reem Mohammed / The National
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A sign warns people to stay home along the Dubai Marina. Antonie Robertson / The National
Coronavirus: receive visitors and leave the house for one outdoor activity in Dubai during Ramadan
The official decision on when restrictions would be eased is yet to be made
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