Shopping malls and other business establishments are no longer required to do temperature checks starting January 1.

The Dubai Economy announced that thermal scanners and checking of each visitor’s temperatures on selected public spaces will no longer be required as part of the update on regulations and protocols for the reopening of businesses from January 2021.

Valet parking protocols of mandatory covering of seats and steering wheels with plastic will no longer be enforced as well, according to a tweet from the Dubai Economy.

This is a developing story.

إليكم التحديث على القواعد الإرشادية والبروتوكولات المعنية بإعادة الافتتاح في إمارة دبي، اعتبارا من تاريخ 1 يناير 2021.

Here are the updates on the protocols and regulations to be followed with the re-opening of the emirate of Dubai, effective 1st of January 2021. pic.twitter.com/vJjc288j6C

— اقتصادية دبي (@Dubai_DED) December 30, 2020