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=== Censorship ===

The UAE introduced criminal penalties for the spread of [[false information]] and rumours related to the outbreak.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gulf states use coronavirus threat to tighten authoritarian controls and surveillance |url=https://theconversation.com/gulf-states-use-coronavirus-threat-to-tighten-authoritarian-controls-and-surveillance-136631 |work=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]] |date=21 April 2020}}</ref>

== testing ==

On April 22, 2020, ''[[Reuters]]'' reported that about hundreds of low-income [[migrant workers]] were seen queuing up across the road outside an Abu Dhabi hospital with the temperature outdoors exceeding 35 degrees Celsius, to get tested for [[COVID-19 pandemic|Coronavirus]]. The tests were free of charge in the entire [[United Arab Emirates]] only if the person shows symptoms, has travel history, has come in contact with a positive case. However, if not, the test costs around 370 dirham ($100). The doctors confirmed a sharp daily increase in the number of positive cases specifically in the densely populated communities that house low-income group workers.<ref>{{cite_web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-emirates-testing-idUSL5N2CA176|title=RPT-Coronavirus tests at Abu Dhabi hospital draw hundreds to queue in sun|accessdate=22 April 2020|website=Reuters}}</ref>

== Statistics ==