Dubai: No more temperature checks starting 2021

An update on the COVID-19 safety protocols was announced by Dubai authorities for outlets to follow from January 1, 2021.

The Dubai Economy took to Twitter to announce the following:

• Thermal scanners and manual temperature checks are not required any more.
•  Valet parking protocols have been updated. A requirement of covering the steering wheel and seats with plastic has been done away with.

إليكم التحديث على القواعد الإرشادية والبروتوكولات المعنية بإعادة الافتتاح في إمارة دبي، اعتبارا من تاريخ 1 يناير 2021.

Here are the updates on the protocols and regulations to be followed with the re-opening of the emirate of Dubai, effective 1st of January 2021. pic.twitter.com/vJjc288j6C

— اقتصادية دبي (@Dubai_DED) December 30, 2020

Yesterday, The authority tweeted that all businesses it inspected were found compliant with COVID-19 safety measures.

It is worth mentioning that this update came a day after HH Shiekh Mohammed Bin Rashid announced visa extension for a month for all UAE tourists free of cost.

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