As part of the ongoing precautionary measures against the spread of coronavirus COVID-19, the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHaP) and the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) have announced that people over the age of 60 and children under 12 years old, are not allowed to enter shopping malls, supermarkets, cooperative societies as well as retail stores located outside shopping centres.
Previouslly in Abu Dhabi, people over the age of 60 were not allowed to visit malls and supermarkets, and there were no restrictions on children, where as in Dubai those under 13 as well as over 6) were prohibited. The new announcement now applies nationwide.