UAE relaxes mask rules as COVID-19 cases decline
Masks are no longer required while exercising outdoors or at public beaches and swimming pools, Emirati health authorities announced Wednesday.
The United Arab Emirates has lifted its mask requirement in some public places where social distancing of two meters can be maintained, authorities said Wednesday,
Masks are no longer required while exercising outdoors or visiting public beaches and swimming pools, UAE’s National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority and the Ministry of Health and Prevention said in a joint statement carried by news agency WAM.
"This decision comes after the noticeable decrease in the number of registered COVID-19 cases in the country, which reflects the successful national efforts in expanding the scope of testing nationwide that led to early detection of cases, and the availability of multiple vaccines," the health agencies said.
Beginning Wednesday, members of the same household traveling in their own private vehicles are also excused from the mask mandate. In addition, individuals who are socially distanced at beauty salons and medical centers are not required to mask.
