UAE’s National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority have released new sets of COVID-19 guidelines for hotels reopening in the UAE.
COVID Examination
The procedures require all workers to be examined for COVID-19 before reopening. They are also mandated to conduct re-tests every 15 days.
Hotels will have to equip themselves with an infrared thermometer and thermal camera for general temperature assessments. surveillance.
All employees should be tested for temperature several times per working day.
Any guest or employee showing coronavirus symptoms will not be allowed to enter hotel facilities, according to the guidelines.
Customers must have their temperatures taken before they enter.
Facilities
Hotels are mandated to have a minimum of a 24-hour gap before allocating a previously used room to the next guest. Facilities such as restaurants, cafes, gyms, swimming pools and beaches in hotels will continue operating under a minimum capacity.
Restaurants and Cafes
The working hours of restaurants and cafes will be limited between 6 AM to 9 PM. Only four people would be permitted to sit at the same table with a minimum of 2.5 meters distance left between tables. Menus are expected to be sterilized after each use.
