'I Still Go to Office Despite No Work': Panic Grips Indians Living in UAE as Crisis Looms Large

“I still go to office despite the fact that there is no work for me,” said a Dubai-based employee of the National Bank of Fujairah.

So far, the UAE has recorded a total of 4,123 coronavirus cases, while the number of recovered patients reached 680 on Sunday.

"Most of the banks cannot even come close to what I have been earning here over the past few years,” the banker from Bihar said, adding he had shifted to Dubai in 2011 and ever since he has not witnessed anything like the current crisis. "

Meanwhile, there have been suggestions from the UAE government to send unemployed workforce back to their respective countries and private companies, especially related to construction activities, have already asked their employees to exhaust their paid leaves.

The UAE’s Ambassador to India, Dr Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al Banna, has offered help to evacuate Indians and mentioned that only those who test negative for COVID-19 would be sent back.

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