{"id":45361,"date":"2021-05-18T09:40:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T05:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/?p=45361"},"modified":"2021-05-18T09:43:29","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T05:43:29","slug":"ceo-of-dubai-airports-pushes-for-vaccine-passports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/ceo-of-dubai-airports-pushes-for-vaccine-passports\/","title":{"rendered":"CEO Of Dubai Airports STRONGLY Pushes For Vaccine Passports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amid HEAVY opposition on the idea of a vaccine passport, CEO of Dubai Airports, Paul Griffiths is strongly rooting for the digital system as he expresses that it&#8217;s an &#8220;inevitable&#8221; move.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview, Dubai Airports boss man Paul Griffiths told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-57108969\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC<\/a>, &#8220;I don&#8217;t think there is an alternative,&#8221; and argued that the global travel industry needs to &#8220;have a proper globally equitable vaccine programme&#8221; in place.<\/p>\n<h2>Griffiths was strongly standing his ground on the concept amid concerns over the discriminatory nature of the idea&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>The World Health Organisation (WHO) and World Travel &amp; Tourism Council are among those opposed to vaccine passports as the system could end up creating a &#8220;two-tier society&#8221; by discriminating against individuals who cannot get vaccinated and those who do not have the access to vaccines in their region.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, with the novel virus grounding flights &amp; bringing the aviation industry to a complete halt, Griffiths recommended that &#8220;we need to get into risk management rather than risk avoidance,&#8221; in a statement to BBC.<\/p>\n<h2>But even with a major drop in air traffic, Dubai has held on to the top spot as the world&#8217;s busiest airport for international passengers for the 7th time in a row<\/h2>\n<p>Having overtaken London Heathrow back in 2014.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/OwQn9LCHFcQ5G\/giphy.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<div style='clear:both;'><\/div>\n<p><!--infeed--><\/p>\n<div class=\"articles-text-block\">\n<h2>Listen To The Lovin Daily: Major Fashion Stores In Dubai Are Removing Brands That Don&#8217;t Support Palestine<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden; --darkreader-inline-border-top: initial; --darkreader-inline-border-right: initial; --darkreader-inline-border-bottom: initial; --darkreader-inline-border-left: initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Flovindubai%2Fvideos%2F514878062867665%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"article-title\">Dubai Eases COVID-19 Restrictions Citywide &#8211; Effective Immediately<\/h1>\n<p>Dubai\u2019s Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management has announced revised COVID-19 precautionary measures for events and restos throughout Dubai.<\/p>\n<p>All updated measures are to come into effect from today, Monday, May 17. However, wearing a face mask and observing social distancing in public will still be mandatory.<\/p>\n<h2>List of revised regulations include:<\/h2>\n<p>1. Restos being able to seat\u00a0<strong>10 persons per table<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2. Coffee shops to now allow<strong>\u00a06 per table\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3. Indoor events to allow\u00a0<strong>1,500 attendees\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4. Outdoor events to allow\u00a0<strong>2,500 attendees\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5. Entertainment venues can have increased capacity of\u00a0<strong>70%\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6. Occupancy ceiling of hotels raised to\u00a0<strong>100%<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7. Attendance at wedding events at\u00a0<strong>homes<\/strong>\u00a0is\u00a0<strong>capped at 30<\/strong>, with compliance to COVID-19 regulations<\/p>\n<p>8. Restaurants are allowed to\u00a0<strong>resume brunches<\/strong>\u00a0with strict observance of updated precautionary measures outlined by authorities<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/dubai-eases-covid-19-restrictions-citywide-effective-immediately\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>To read more updates here.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Amid HEAVY opposition on the idea of a vaccine passport, CEO of Dubai Airports, Paul Griffiths is strongly rooting for the digital system as he expresses that it&#8217;s an &#8220;inevitable&#8221; move. 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