DUBAI - Social gatherings and Iftar tents are banned while mosques must close immediately after Tarawih prayers. These are some of the restrictions the United Arab Emirates has imposed to curb the Covid-19 pandemic as the Muslim country gears up for the start of Ramadan next Tuesday.
To a large extent, the UAE has achieved remarkable success in taming the virus. It was one of the first in the world to kickstart its vaccination campaign and has now immunised more than half of its 10-million-strong population to become the second most vaccinated country after Israel. Still, authorities are not taking their chances with the number of cases hovering stubbornly at around 2,000 a day.
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