Like other countries around the world, the UAE has introduced restrictions on passenger arrivals, but has not so far imposed confinement measures, and public spaces, such as shopping centres and restaurants remain open.
Viral photos showing throngs of young people lying on the sand and partying at seaside bars sparked baffled reactions on social media.
"This has been the most challenging time any of us will likely ever experience as flight attendants," union president Wesley Lesosky said in a statement.
The US president continues to paint an unrealistically rosy picture of the outlook, even as doctors and nurses make desperate appeals for help.
Other directives directed at the IT and biotech companies included deploying only those employees working on mission critical projects and essential services in office, and releasing all the remaining employees to work from home.
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Swathes of industries, small and medium enterprises and almost every sector stares at myriad challenges and all eyes are on the government for a substantial stimulus and recovery package.
The shows are emptying their prop rooms of materials that are in increasingly short supply as the rapid spread of the disease threatens to overwhelm resources.
Mainland China had 41 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Friday, the country's National Health Commission said, all imported from abroad.
Senator Kelly Loeffler sold millions of dollars in shares in the weeks after lawmakers were first briefed on the virus, according to public filings.
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