The National Media Council in the United Arab Emirates
last week decided to temporarily stop the distribution of all print newspapers,
magazines and marketing material starting March 24, the Emirates News Agency reported.
The move is part of measures taken to contain COVID-19.
Regular
subscribers of the publications and large outlets in shopping centers are
exempted, provided the country’s health and safety precautions are adhered to,
the news agency reported.
Printed
materials, including advertisements, are banned in residential complexes,
restaurants, hotels, health centers and clinics, waiting halls in public sector
and private sector services centers and other places where several people are
likely to use the same printed materials. The ban does not apply to awareness
publications approved by the health authorities, the agency said.
The
National Media Council stressed that newspapers in the country with advanced
digital infrastructure will go on in their key role publishing on issues of
national importance across their platforms.
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