São Paulo – Social events such as wedding receptions have been permitted to resume in Dubai, UAE from Thursday (22). Each event hall can host a maximum of 200 people, and the duration should not exceed four hours, the emirate’s Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management announced. Weddings and social gatherings had been suspended since March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The events can be held in hotels, halls, homes, temporary venues, and tents in residential areas provided precautionary measures are strictly implemented and high levels of safety are maintained, Dubai Media Office reported.
The statement stressed that several guidelines need to be followed. Each hall can host a maximum of 200 people while tents and homes can accommodate a maximum of 30 people, subject to compliance with the rule of one person per four square meters of venue space.
Attendees are required to wear face masks at all times and can remove them only when seated at their tables. A maximum of five guests are allowed per table. Attendees should avoid being seated face-to-face and maintain more than 1.5 meters between each other. Tables should be placed at least two meters apart from each other
The duration of the event at halls, hotels, homes, temporary venues, and tents should not exceed four hours. Elderly people and those with chronic conditions should be advised not to attend social functions. Any person experiencing symptoms such as coughing or fever must refrain from attending events.
The committee stressed that violators will be held accountable for lack of compliance with the rules, newspaper Gulf Business reported.
The UAE coronavirus cases surged again to a new daily peak on Thursday (22) at 1,578 new cases. A total of 120,710 cases and 474 deaths from COVID-19 were recorded in the country, the World Health Organization reported.
Translated by Guilherme Miranda
