Systems put in place at a supermarket in Dubai to slow the spread of the coronavirus. AFP
A man wearing a facemask in Dubai in April 2020, shortly after the first outbreak. Pawan Singh / The National
Staff from the Wuhan Hygiene Emergency Response Team conduct searches on the closed Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, China, at the start of the outbreak on January 11, 2020. AFP
A security guard sits outside the closed Huanan market in Wuhan, Hubei province. Getty Images
A notice displayed near a quarantine control station at Narita Airport, Japan, in January 2020. EPA
An empty Times Square after a coronavirus lockdown was ordered in New York City, March 18, 2020. Reuters
A nurse wearing PPE comforts another as they change shifts on March 13, 2020 at Cremona Hospital, north-eastern Italy. AFP
Sanitation workers from Tadweer on the first day of the UAE cleaning campaign in March 2020. Victor Besa / The National
The pedestrian crossing on Hamdan and Fatima Bint Mubarak Street is sprayed on March 27, 2020. Victor Besa / The National
A commuter enters the sterilisation area at the entrance of the Abu Dhabi Central Bus Terminal in March 2020. Victor Besa / The National
Travellers returning to Kuwait from Egypt, Syria and Lebanon arrive to be re-tested at a containment and screening zone in Kuwait City on March 16, 2020. AFP
Al Wadha Mall in Abu Dhabi reopens in May 2020 with measures in place to protect shoppers. Victor Besa / The National
Safety reminders at Dubai International Airport after the resumption of scheduled operations by Emirates on May 22, 2020. AFP
A delivery driver wearing a face mask in downtown Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
Passengers of an Emirates flight prepare to board a plan to Sydney at Dubai International Airport. AFP
Systems put in place at a supermarket in Dubai to slow the spread of the coronavirus. AFP
A man wearing a facemask in Dubai in April 2020, shortly after the first outbreak. Pawan Singh / The National
Staff from the Wuhan Hygiene Emergency Response Team conduct searches on the closed Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, China, at the start of the outbreak on January 11, 2020. AFP
A security guard sits outside the closed Huanan market in Wuhan, Hubei province. Getty Images
A notice displayed near a quarantine control station at Narita Airport, Japan, in January 2020. EPA
An empty Times Square after a coronavirus lockdown was ordered in New York City, March 18, 2020. Reuters
A nurse wearing PPE comforts another as they change shifts on March 13, 2020 at Cremona Hospital, north-eastern Italy. AFP
Sanitation workers from Tadweer on the first day of the UAE cleaning campaign in March 2020. Victor Besa / The National
The pedestrian crossing on Hamdan and Fatima Bint Mubarak Street is sprayed on March 27, 2020. Victor Besa / The National
A commuter enters the sterilisation area at the entrance of the Abu Dhabi Central Bus Terminal in March 2020. Victor Besa / The National
Travellers returning to Kuwait from Egypt, Syria and Lebanon arrive to be re-tested at a containment and screening zone in Kuwait City on March 16, 2020. AFP
Al Wadha Mall in Abu Dhabi reopens in May 2020 with measures in place to protect shoppers. Victor Besa / The National
Safety reminders at Dubai International Airport after the resumption of scheduled operations by Emirates on May 22, 2020. AFP
A delivery driver wearing a face mask in downtown Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
Passengers of an Emirates flight prepare to board a plan to Sydney at Dubai International Airport. AFP
Systems put in place at a supermarket in Dubai to slow the spread of the coronavirus. AFP