Holders of expired visas will be exempt from residency-related fines until the end of this year.
The decision comes after His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, held the second UAE Cabinet meeting with ministers remotely.
In a series of Tweets, Sheikh Mohammed said that local factories and manufacturers have been instructed to provide the healthcare sector with any materials needed, as demand increases due to COVID-19 .
عقدنا اليوم اجتماعنا الثاني لمجلس الوزراء عن بعد .. أقررنا خلاله مجموعة من القرارات والتسهيلات ... بالإضافة لتوجيه الجهات باعفاء أصحاب الإقامات من الغرامات حتى نهاية العام ... وتعزيز المخزون الاستراتيجي للدولة .. وتوجيه المصانع بدعم احتياجات القطاع الصحي في الدولة pic.twitter.com/FlmnqQGrp9
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) April 5, 2020
He also revealed that a new federal law on mental health has been adopted.
According to Sheikh Mohammed, new regulations for private medical facilities have been approved in order to maintain the quality of healthcare services in the country.
كما تابعنا خلال الاجتماع الآليات الاحترازية الجديدة وآليات استمرار الأعمال الحكومية .. واعتمدنا مشروع القانون الاتحادي للصحة النفسية.. واللائحة التنفيذية لمنشآت القطاع الخاص الصحية بهدف رفع مستوى جودة خدماتها ... ولائحة أخرى بشأن استخدام تقنية المعلومات في المجالات الصحية pic.twitter.com/XvDQ7zLt00
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) April 5, 2020
He concluded by saying that all entities in the UAE are working as one team to help the country overcome the challenging situation the whole world is currently going through due to the pandemic.
تتحرك دولة الامارات اليوم كفريق واحد ... وتتعاون كأسرة واحدة .. ويساند الجميع أعمال الجميع لعبور هذا الفترة الاستثنائية التي يمر فيها العالم ... نحمد الله على هذه الروح الطيبة .. ونحمد الله على هذا البلد الآمن ... ونحمد الله على هذا الشعب المتعاضد والمتكاتف pic.twitter.com/xOnXQn6LdW
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) April 5, 2020


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