The UAE authorities have announced fresh COVID-19 protocols for the upcoming festive season due to the emergence of the virus mutants. We need to follow safety protocol strictly for our safety. We should listen to the government advisory and should take it sincerely (“UAE announces COVID-19 guidelines for celebrating Christmas and New Year,” Gulf Today online edition, Dec.19.”)

We need to be little cautious and this is the need of the hour. We thank the UAE authorities for managing the whole pandemic period with so much effort and keeping us healthy. Therefore, we need to abide by the safety standards given by the government. We should keep in mind that the war against Covid-19 is not yet over.

The authorities has also said protocol includes that one family is allowed to sit in one place without the need to apply social distancing. We are reading in the newspaper that so many countries have started taking strict measures against the emergence of the new variant, so we should avoid forcing our government to take such action and this can only be possible if we embrace safety protocols and get vaccinated as early as possible.

Megha Raj
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