UAE's Abu Dhabi announces partial lockdown effective July 19

CAIRO, Egypt - The United Arab Emirate's Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee announced on Thursday a partial lockdown and new entry requirements in the emirate starting July 19, the media office reported in a tweet.

The partial lockdown will start from midnight until 5 a.m., as part of efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 variants.

The Committee said: "National Sterilisation Programme in the Emirate has been launched ... the movement of traffic and the public will be restricted and there will be no transportation services and the public must stay at home except for emergencies and getting essential supplies". -- Reuters