Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that ALL major RTA services including the metro, tram and marine transport services will be suspended during overnight hours of the UAE’s National Sterilisation Programme, which will be taking place throughout the weekend.

Public transit services will come to a halt from 8pm to 6am from Thursday to Sunday morning. The RTA services will then operate as normal from 7am to 7pm. This schedule is temporary and will ONLY operate during these timings for the duration of the sterilisation programme, as a part of the UAE government’s fight against the novel coronavirus (Covid-19).

During the sterilisation drive, the medical services will be limited to those working in vital sectors and for those with urgent medical conditions, as specified by the Ministries of Health and Interior.

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RTA’s metro, tram and marine services to be suspended during National Sterilisation Programme between 8:00 pm and 6:00 am each day from Thursday, March 27 to Sunday, March 29 morning

Meanwhile, Dubai Taxis will serve the public via Careem and Uber Apps, offering rides to and fro the hospitals ONLY.

Public buses will continue to operate during the overnight sterilization period on 13 routes namely. These routes serve 19 public and private hospitals.

Further to the National Sterilisation Programme, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will suspend normal public transport services for the duration of the operations to be held during overnight hours on Sterilisation Programme days.https://t.co/xmas3jI1Bk pic.twitter.com/0BiWkUJIZ3

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) March 26, 2020

RTA will resume normal public transport services from Sunday, March 29 onwards.