CAIRO - Dubai will begin allowing free movement and business activity to restart from Wednesday, Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed said on Monday .
Some retail and wholesale businesses will be allowed to reopen subject to further sterilisation operations and social distancing measures, the media office said on Twitter. Business and tourism hub Dubai allowed malls to reopen at limited capacity during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan that began on April 24.
Monday's announcement reverses a measure taken last week by the UAE to extend its nationwide curfew by two hours after reporting an increase in daily cases of the coronavirus.Monday's statement added that Dubai's airport will also begin to receive returning residents and travellers in transit as of Wednesday.