Sanitation workers from Tadweer on the first day of the UAE cleaning campaign. Victor Besa / The National
Sanitation workers from Tadweer on the first day of the UAE cleaning campaign. Victor Besa / The National
A commuter enters the new sterilisation area at the entrance of the Abu Dhabi Central Bus Terminal.Victor Besa / The National
A commuter enters the new sterilisation area at the entrance of the Abu Dhabi Central Bus Terminal.Victor Besa / The National
A woman and her children seen during cloudy skies in Al Furjan area in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
A woman and her children seen during cloudy skies in Al Furjan area in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
A man wearing a protective face mask crosses the foot bridge near Al Karama area in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
A man wearing a protective face mask crosses the foot bridge near Al Karama area in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
A man seen during the evening in Al Furjan area in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
A man seen during the evening in Al Furjan area in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
A delivery driver wearing a face mask at downtown Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
A delivery driver wearing a face mask at downtown Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
The view of the Burj Khalifa without any visitors in Downtown Dubai in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
The view of the Burj Khalifa without any visitors in Downtown Dubai in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
Boki Prekovic plays each afternoon from his balcony to keep residents stuck at home entertained. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Boki Prekovic plays each afternoon from his balcony to keep residents stuck at home entertained. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Two men on a boat wear face masks on Dubai Creek. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Two men on a boat wear face masks on Dubai Creek. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A worker wearing a protective suit disinfects a globe in a public garden, in Algiers. Reuters
A worker wearing a protective suit disinfects a globe in a public garden, in Algiers. Reuters
Muslim worshippers circumambulate the sacred Kaaba in Makkah's Grand Mosque. Saudi Arabia extended curfew restrictions on Islam's two holiest cities. AFP
Muslim worshippers circumambulate the sacred Kaaba in Makkah's Grand Mosque. Saudi Arabia extended curfew restrictions on Islam's two holiest cities. AFP
Moroccan health workers scan passengers arriving from Italy on March 3. AFP
Moroccan health workers scan passengers arriving from Italy on March 3. AFP
A Jordanian police officer is seen at a checkpoint on March 25. Reuters
A Jordanian police officer is seen at a checkpoint on March 25. Reuters
A Jordanian health worker pictured on March 31. Reuters
A Jordanian health worker pictured on March 31. Reuters
People travel on an overcrowded train on the outskirts of before a curfew ordered by the Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on March 26. Reuters
People travel on an overcrowded train on the outskirts of before a curfew ordered by the Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on March 26. Reuters
Palestinians gather at the beach as the sun sets over Gaza City on March 28. EPA
Palestinians gather at the beach as the sun sets over Gaza City on March 28. EPA
A member of a medical team sprays disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus outbreak at a tuk-tuk three wheel motorcycle in Shobra district in Cairo, Egypt on April 3. EPA
A member of a medical team sprays disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus outbreak at a tuk-tuk three wheel motorcycle in Shobra district in Cairo, Egypt on April 3. EPA
A Moroccan health ministry worker disinfects a man walking a dog in the capital Rabat on MArch 22. AFP
A Moroccan health ministry worker disinfects a man walking a dog in the capital Rabat on MArch 22. AFP
In Algiers, Algeria, a woman seen in an empty bus station. Reuters
In Algiers, Algeria, a woman seen in an empty bus station. Reuters
A Tunisian Red Crescent member prepares food packages to be delivered to the elderly and needy families on March 31. EPA
A Tunisian Red Crescent member prepares food packages to be delivered to the elderly and needy families on March 31. EPA
Workers disinfect desks and chairs in the Lebanese Parliament in central Beirut on March 10. AFP
Workers disinfect desks and chairs in the Lebanese Parliament in central Beirut on March 10. AFP
Travellers returning to Kuwait from Egypt, Syria and Lebanon arrive to be re-tested at a Kuwaiti health ministry containment and screening zone in Kuwait City on March 16. AFP
Travellers returning to Kuwait from Egypt, Syria and Lebanon arrive to be re-tested at a Kuwaiti health ministry containment and screening zone in Kuwait City on March 16. AFP
A worker disinfects a house in a neighbourhood in the central Iraqi holy city of Najaf on March 23. AFP
A worker disinfects a house in a neighbourhood in the central Iraqi holy city of Najaf on March 23. AFP
Doctors test a resident of Baghdad's suburb of Sadr City for the coronavirus on April 2. AFP
Doctors test a resident of Baghdad's suburb of Sadr City for the coronavirus on April 2. AFP
Kuwaiti policemen wearing protective masks wait at Sheikh Saad Airport in Kuwait City,b efore transferring Kuwaitis arriving from Iran to a hospital to be tested for coronavirus on February 22. AFP
Kuwaiti policemen wearing protective masks wait at Sheikh Saad Airport in Kuwait City,b efore transferring Kuwaitis arriving from Iran to a hospital to be tested for coronavirus on February 22. AFP
Iranian sanitary workers disinfect Qom's Masumeh shrine on to prevent the spread of the coronavirus on February 25. AFP
Iranian sanitary workers disinfect Qom's Masumeh shrine on to prevent the spread of the coronavirus on February 25. AFP
A view of beds at a shopping mall, one of Iran's largest, which has been turned into a centre to receive patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tehran on April 4. Reuters
A view of beds at a shopping mall, one of Iran's largest, which has been turned into a centre to receive patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tehran on April 4. Reuters
A Lebanese employee wearing a protective mask looks at a bed in a ward at the Rafik Hariri University Hospital where the first coronavirus case was admitted on Feburary 22. AFP
A Lebanese employee wearing a protective mask looks at a bed in a ward at the Rafik Hariri University Hospital where the first coronavirus case was admitted on Feburary 22. AFP
Medical staff in protective gears distribute information sheets to Iraqi passengers returning from Iran at Najaf International Airport on March 5. AFP
Medical staff in protective gears distribute information sheets to Iraqi passengers returning from Iran at Najaf International Airport on March 5. AFP
Employees of the Fatih Municipality wearing protective suits disinfect the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul on MArch 13. AFP
Employees of the Fatih Municipality wearing protective suits disinfect the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul on MArch 13. AFP
Sanitation workers from Tadweer spraying the pedestrian crossing on Hamdan and Fatima Bint Mubarak Street on March 27. Victor Besa / The National
Sanitation workers from Tadweer spraying the pedestrian crossing on Hamdan and Fatima Bint Mubarak Street on March 27. Victor Besa / The National
Colin and his wife Hilda run a marathon on their balcony on March 28 while the City of Dubai is under a Stay At Home policy to keep residence safe from the spread of Covid-19. Antonie Robertson / The National
Colin and his wife Hilda run a marathon on their balcony on March 28 while the City of Dubai is under a Stay At Home policy to keep residence safe from the spread of Covid-19. Antonie Robertson / The National
school buses parked outside Global Village on April 1. Chris Whiteoak / The National
school buses parked outside Global Village on April 1. Chris Whiteoak / The National
The new screening drive-thru for COVID-19 at Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
The new screening drive-thru for COVID-19 at Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National

100 days of coronavirus: pictures from the UAE and Middle East

Take a look at some of the best photography capturing the spread of the pandemic in the region

The National

April 07, 2020

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