Dubai eases Covid-19 restrictions, allows full hotel capacity

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Dubai has eased Covid-19 restrictions, allowing hotels in the regional tourism hub to operate at full capacity and permitting concerts and sports events where all attendees and participants have been vaccinated, Reuters reports.

Social distancing and compulsory face masks will continue, Dubai's Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management said.

Capacities for restaurants and entertainment venues have also been increased.

An aerial view of Dubai from Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. — Reuters/File
An aerial view of Dubai from Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. — Reuters/File

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