The FCO added: “The UAE authorities have stated that any violation of instructions and procedures put in place to limit the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) will be treated as a crime punishable by law.”
There are current 113 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UAE.
Globally there are 227,310 confirmed cases and there have sadly been 9,311 deaths.
This week the FCO advised against all but essential travel outside the UK for 30 days.