Livya Feho, a Brazilian tourist, utilized a 24-hour layover in Dubai to attend the Expo 2020, which is taking place in a city that is one of the few international tourism centers that is still open for business during a holiday season disturbed by the coronavirus. 

Feho, who was traveling from Israel to Brazil, stopped to take a few pictures in the main area of the global market, which was decked out with Christmas trees and other holiday decorations.

Was she unconcerned about contracting Covid-19 since the Omicron form was circulating in the United Arab Emirates?

"Certainly... but I had the booster dosage... and I'm also wearing the mask... As a result, I believe I will be alright " she explained.

Dubai, the commercial and tourism capital of the Middle East, cannot afford to be shut down for another day. His economy, whose foundations have begun to sag as a result of the coronavirus limitations, is mainly reliant on the travel sector.

Official statistics say that it attracted 5.5 million visitors in 2020, despite worldwide lockdowns, and that it had had 4.88 million visitors this year as of the end of October.

The number of infections in the United Arab Emirates is increasing once more. There were 665 new cases reported on Wednesday, but tourists are still flocking to the city to take advantage of its fancy hotels and vibrant nightlife.

Gabriela Pourova, a tourist from the Czech Republic, said that all she required was a PCR test in order to land in the United Arab Emirates.

In the words of Yvette Dbedevi, a visitor from Togo, "I don't care how high the risk is right now... I'll simply take my measures and continue to enjoy myself."