Abu Dhabi extends border closure for another week, eases residents' movement

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis & Disaster Committee for the coronavirus Pandemic, in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Police and the Department of Health in Abu Dhabi, took to social media to announce a slight ease in the restrictions in the movement of the residents, caused due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The announced was made in a series of tweets that the residents of Abu Dhabi can now move around inside the emirate without any restrictions.

Residents will also be allowed to comfortably travel between Al Ain and Al Dhafra area.

Restrictions on entering the emirate are being extended for another week, with exemptions for all types of goods, mail, and permit holders, said the tweet.

The announcement will be made effective from 6am on Tuesday the 23^rd of June.

The news follows the achievements of a promising decline in the number of Covid-19 cases in Abu Dhabi.

Movement of workers into Abu Dhabi emirate is still prohibited.

To apply for a permit, visit https://es.adpolice.gov.ae/en/movepermit