Covid-19 in UAE: Dubai airports closed 'to travelling public'

Airports in Dubai will close down from March 26 as per preventive measures by UAE authorities to contain the spread of coronavirus, Covid-19.

In a statement issued on Monday, Dubai Airports said that Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC) will be closed to the travelling public until further notice.

DXB tweeted that the airports will be closed for two weeks, subject to reassessment.

In accordance with the directive from @NCEMAUAE and the @gcaauae, all passenger flights to and from the UAE - including inbound, outbound and transit - will be suspended for two weeks, as precautionary measures to limit the spread of COVID-19. https://t.co/ppqwasKhLk 1/4 pic.twitter.com/H5N7iRZIgl

— Dubai International (@DXB) March 23, 2020