Arab artist arrested in Dubai for celebrating her birthday in violation of COVID-19 protocol

Dubai: Dubai Police arrested an Arab artist for celebrating her birthday in violation of COVID-19 protocol. The accused celebrated her birthday in two different restaurants and failed to comply precautionary measures including social distancing rules, an official said on Sunday.

Brigadier Jamal Salem Al Jallaf, Director of Criminal Investigation Department at Dubai Police, said the Arab woman posted her videos celebrating birthday with friends and relatives on Snapchat. The videos clearly showed violation of COVID-19 protocol as they did not observe COVID-19 guidelines including keeping social distance and wearing face mask.

Police did not name the artist.