People visit Dubai’s Expo 2020 in the United Arab Emirates on October 1, 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE
Opinion
Opinion
Chee Yik-wai
Dubai has succeeded in its Covid-19 strategy where Hong Kong and Shanghai have failed
By becoming an early adopter of vaccines, keeping borders open, and facilitating technological innovation, the UAE has seen swift economic recovery
Hong Kong and Shanghai’s Covid-19 policies did not have the same results with Omicron as they did early in the pandemic, and have an adverse economic impact