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Free parking in Dubai from tomorrow, Tuesday March 31, to Monday, 13 April 2020


Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) today announced that paid parking areas and multi storey parking in Dubai will be free of charge for the coming two weeks starting from tomorrow, Tuesday 31 March to Monday, 13 April 2020.

The decision for supporting the public during the period of preventive measures against COVID-19 and the national disinfection programme of the Ministry of Health and Prevention and the Ministry of Interior.

. @rta_dubai announces that paid and multi storey parking in Dubai will be free of charge for two weeks from tomorrow Tuesday 31 March up to Monday 13 April 2020. #Dubai

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) March 30, 2020

The initiative also aim to support the government’s remote work from home initiative and its directives to citizens and residents to stay home during the period.

Updated on March 28, 2020 . 05.49 pm
The sterilisation will be carried out daily from 8pm until 6am the following morning and restrictions in the movement of traffic will continue. 
Those who are violating will be punished with heavy fine starting from 500 up to 10,000. So please be home during these days.

The sterilisation programme, which began on Thursday evening at 8pm as part of a drive to protect the residents from the Covid-19 coronavirus, was to initially last until 6am on Sunday.

UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention and the Ministry of Interior on Saturday announced that the national sterilisation programme has been extended until April 5.

Source from Khaleej Times,

#Dubai's Crisis and Disaster Management Team introduces new website to issue move permits for essential purposes during the hours of National Disinfection Programme running for three days from 8 PM to 6 AM.
To register: https://t.co/yNrmUFPRNv pic.twitter.com/fYb0wpgy3L

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) March 26, 2020

 Emirates ID and work ID cards to present it for verification when required.

كيف يمكن تجديد الإقامات للعمالة المنزلية وإجراء الفحص الطبي؟
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How can I renew my domestic workers visas and conduct their medical tests?
_______#الهيئة_الاتحادية_للهوية_والجنسية #ملتزمون_ياوطن #كوفيد19 #ICA #WeAreCommittedToOurCountry #covid_19 pic.twitter.com/WShZNkrlEM

— Identity and Citizenship- UAE (@ICAUAE) March 25, 2020

Useful Links

• TAD-BEER
• Dubai Health Authority (DHA)
• Mubadala
• SEHA

Medical Fitness Center Locations
Al Karama Medical Fitness Express service Center
Fajer Building, Near Al Karama Central Post Office, Ground Floor

Al Rashidiya Medical Fitness Center
Al Rashidiya,Next to the Police Station

Emirates Medical Fitness Center
Health care city, building 27,block B, Dubai

A stay extension (overstay) for visitors to UAE who could not exit the UAE borders due to flight cancellations, border closure and airport closures has come as a 'relief during these tough period'.

The Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship made the announcement on Monday, March 23, that the affected visitors would be able to extend their stay legitimately in the country. The tweet was published on @ICAUAE twitter handle.

#الهيئة_الاتحادية_للهوية_والجنسية #الإمارات #ملتزمون_ياوطن #uae #covid_19 #icauaeechannels #كوفيد19 pic.twitter.com/gKTDIhs7fK

— Identity and Citizenship- UAE (@ICAUAE) March 24, 2020

Visitors to the Dubai and other emirates were on the fear that they would have to pay overstay fines. People are relieved with this good news from Federal Authority. Public was worried that they would have to pay visa extension fees or overstay fines inorder to exit from the crisis when the COVID-19 is over. Most of the people are not in a position to afford the fees at the moment.

The latest announcement by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation.
The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation and the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship have announced on March 25 the exemption for medical tests of workers whose work permits have expired.

Work permits and residence visas will be issued and renewed automatically for labour staff employed by companies and support service staff such as domestic workers as part of precautionary safety measures taken by the UAE to stop the spreading of Covid-19.

Under the protective measures adopted to limit coronavirus spread, work permits and residencies will be automatically renewed for establishments' employees and domestic workers- with the exemption of the medical tests. #MOHRE #UAE pic.twitter.com/xdM0o8yiCr

— MOHRE_UAE وزارة الموارد البشرية والتوطين (@MOHRE_UAE) March 25, 2020

Under the new measures, labour staff does not need go to the medical fitness examination centres across the country. The fees for such services will be collected through the authorised payment channels. Once the fee is paid, the workers will remain legitimate residents of the UAE.

The Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship asked the business company owners to report any suspected case of Covid-19 among their workers / employees. It also urged all the workers in the UAE to follow the precautionary measures and instructions for their own safety and for the safety of the society.