TITLE:
Combating COVID-19 Pandemic in West Asian Countries, Taking the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as a Success Story
AUTHORS:
Hajar Saeed Al Hubaishi
KEYWORDS:
UAE, West Asian Countries, COVID-19 Pandemic, Combating, Vaccination, Crisis Recovery
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Business and Management,
Vol.10 No.5,
September
22,
2022
ABSTRACT: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) became the first
state in the region to record a positive case, and the number of cases started
growing in succeeding days. In return, the UAE government adopted tough
measures to enforce isolation or quarantine. On 26 March, 64 people were
referred to prosecution for violating quarantine instructions. The government
has categorized the list of essential
services to allow free movement of employees in sectors such as banking and
financial services; civil aviation; construction; education; energy; government
media; health and pharmacies; law enforcement and armed forces; postal service,
shipping, and logistics; telecommunications. The purpose of this paper is to
provide information on how the UAE Government handled the pandemic since its
spread, by shedding light on the governmental efforts to contain the spread and
to maintain continuity of businesses and education. In summary, the methods
used comprise, swift reaction to curb, contain the pandemic, and develop
massive national policies and plans. The UAE employed varied mechanisms and
procedures in its comprehensive response to manage the crisis and demonstrate
the flexibility of institutions and the ability of authorities to do effective
and efficient management, which operates at various levels.