EXCLUSIVE: Defiant fitness coach influencers boast that they got last flight out from UK to Dubai after Priti Patel s message to stay at home and obey Covid lockdown rules
Mark Ross, who works for Barry s Gym Chain, and Jessica Riffat from Manchester flew to Dubai on Thursday
They left just hours before all direct flights between the two countries were banned due to Covid-19 variant
One angry client of 30-year-old Ms Riffat said this is clearly a holiday and a breach of the lockdown law
Mr Ross, who works for Barry s Gym Chain, filmed himself strolling around Dubai Marina with his girlfriend
COVID-19: Dubai blamed for spreading cases abroad
NEW YEAR EFFECT? An ex-official said that the city bases its decisions on bad recommendations, ‘which put human souls in danger’ and put society in danger
AP, DUBAI, United Arab Emirates
After opening itself to New Year’s revelers, Dubai is now being blamed by several countries for spreading COVID-19 abroad, even as questions swirl about the city-state’s ability to handle reported record spikes in cases.
The Dubai Media Office said that the sheikhdom is doing all it can to handle the pandemic.
“After a year of managing the pandemic, we can confidently say the current situation is under control and we have our plans to surge any capacity in the healthcare system should a need rise,” the office said.
After opening itself to New Year revellers, Dubai is now being blamed by several countries for spreading the coronavirus abroad, as questions swirl about the city-state’s ability to handle record spikes in Covid-19 cases.
The government said the kingdom is doing all it can to handle the pandemic, though it has repeatedly declined to answer questions about its hospital capacity.
In a statement, the government said: “After a year of managing the pandemic, we can confidently say the current situation is under control and we have our plans to surge any capacity in the health care system should a need rise.”
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Dubai blamed for coronavirus cases abroad; questions swirl at home
The World Health Organization said that before the pandemic, the UAE had nearly 13,250 hospital beds for a country of over 9 million people. Associated Press
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After opening itself to New Year s revelers, Dubai is now being blamed by several countries for spreading the coronavirus abroad, even as questions swirl about the city-state s ability to handle reported record spikes in virus cases.
The government s Dubai Media Office says the sheikhdom is doing all it can to handle the pandemic, though it has repeatedly declined to answer questions from The Associated Press about its hospital capacity.