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January 20, 2021

Dubai, party haven amid pandemic, faces its biggest surge

By ISABEL DEBRE
Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — 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 vacation spot. It cannot afford otherwise, analysts say, as the virus shakes the foundations of the city-state's economy.


 
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