Coronavirus: party haven Dubai struggles to contain biggest infection surge yet

Masks off the minute you step inside. Bars packed and pulsing like it’s 2019. Social media stars waving bottles of champagne. DJs spinning party tunes through multi-hour brunches.Since becoming one of the world’s first destinations to open up for tourism, Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, has promoted itself as the ideal pandemic holiday spot. It cannot afford otherwise, analysts say, as the virus shakes the foundations of the city state’s economy.With its cavernous malls, frenetic…

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