Get ready for post-Covid-19 era: VP
A whole new world is waiting for us. Our country will be ready and we will recover very soon: Mohammed
dubai — His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has directed the government to develop a national strategy for the post-Covid-19 era.
Holding a virtual Cabinet meeting on Sunday, he called on the ministers, undersecretaries, members of the executive councils and experts to collaborate to produce the strategy and establish short-term and long-term policies to reactivate the economic activities in the country.
Sheikh Mohammed stressed the importance of inviting local, regional and international experts to participate in brainstorming sessions and workshops to analyse the situation and produce applicable solutions. He ordered that an emergency plan be developed to increase the productivity and competitiveness of the medical industries sector as part of preparation for the post-Covid-19 era in the country.
“A whole new world is waiting for us and this new world needs new tools and new priorities. Our country will be ready and we will recover very soon,” said Sheikh Mohammed.
“Our national priorities need to be reviewed to cope with the postCovid-19 world. Our financial and human resources need to be redirected to strengthen our medical, food and economic security through new programmes and projects.
Preparing for the post-Covid-19 is preparing for a new future that no one predicted a few months ago.”
“New teams are required to work faster, more thoroughly and more responsively to the fast-changing daily developments,” Sheikh Mohammed said.
Intensive government meetings will be held to discuss new changes and identify development goals and agenda for the upcoming period, the Vice-President said.
The Cabinet meeting was attended by Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior; and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs.
The meeting approved a number of decisions and legislations aimed at developing the federal government work and the establishment of framework for a comprehensive strategy for the post Covid-19 era.