Coronavirus update in the UAE

By Anita Bennett

Idris Elba is rejecting rumors that he's in intensive care in critical condition after testing positive for the coronavirus. The actor, 47, revealed he tested positive for COVID-19 this week despite showing little to no symptoms.

Thursday night, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, LA County Board Supervisor Kathyrn Barger and out Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia made a unified impassioned plea wrapped in an official Order: STAY HOME to do your part in helping stop the deadly new coronavirus.

Jordyn Woods is taking in the sunshine while she can. The model, 22, took to her Instagram account on March 16 to show off her how she’s spending her time in the United Arab Emirates with a glamorous selection of photos featuring her posing poolside.

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have joined the growing list of countries to close cinemas, as many parts of the world continue to shut down amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis. The announcements were made Sunday, with the UAE, the Gulf region's biggest market in terms of box office, and Saudi Arabia, which only opened its first public cinema in 2018 following a near 40-year ban, closing all theaters for a minimum of two weeks.

Due to coronavirus concerns movie theaters have been shuttered across most of the Middle East where the United Arab Emirates, which is the region’s top market, on Saturday also announced closure of Hollywood theme parks including Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi and the Legoland Waterpark in Dubai.

The ongoing Coronavirus which originated in the China's city of Wuhan has now brought the entire world to its knees. State-wide closures and lockdowns has left many countries struggling for basic necessities.

Wait, does Jordyn Woods, 22, actually have two sisters instead of one? We could’ve believed so after the Secndnture founder shared a selfie with her little sister Jodie Woods, 15, and their mom Elizabeth Woods (who might’ve as well been their other sister) on March 12! All three ladies matched in black head scarves and black abayas (a dress often worn by Muslim women) as they posed for the picture in front of Sheikh Zayed Mosque, the world’s largest mosque located in the United Arab Emirates’

The world of beauty is constantly evolving and expanding and there are some absolutely LUSH products dropping in the UAE in the coming weeks. 

The Ministry of Education has announced that schools will be closing for four weeks from Sunday, as preventative measures for the coronavirus outbreak. 

Jeans and trousers are an essential in every closet, who doesn't love a pair of good quality jeans?

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- As papier-mâché hand grenades and plastic assault rifles barely caught the attention of security guards, a health official in Dubai wordlessly watched over an infrared camera filming all who passed by — including a few scythe-wielding Grim Reapers.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas will be coming to the UAE to attend the ninth annual International Government Communications Forum on March 4 to discuss how the screen impacts public opinion. 

The first gay male romantic comedy from Bollywood is making waves around the world, including getting a surprising thumbs up from US President Donald Trump.