Escaping coronavirus lockdowns, tourists flock to Dubai | Malay Mail

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DUBAI, Jan 19 — As much of the world tightens lockdowns to stem coronavirus, Dubai has flung its doors open, branding itself as a sunny, quarantine-free escape — despite a sharp rise in cases. While mask-wearing and social distancing are strictly enforced, life in the tourism-reliant emirate...

A mask-clad Israeli tourist photographs a falconer holding a falcon during a visit to the historic al-Fahidi neighbourhood of Dubai. — AFP pic

Emirates, which restored its network to about three quarters of pre-pandemic levels, is again operating A380 super-jumbos — the world’s largest commercial airliner — ferrying in visitors from Britain and Russia. Daily detected cases hover in the mid-3,000s across the United Arab Emirates, which has a population of under 10 million, with 745 deaths from Covid-19 since the pandemic began.

In the Al Fahidi historical neighbourhood in Dubai, mask-clad tourists walk through alleyways, taking pictures of the recreation of life a century ago. “We are very excited to be here and a little nervous, but happy to be out again,” she told AFP, strolling through Al-Fahidi with her husband and two children.

 

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