DUBAI: The UAE eased Tuesday COVID-19 restrictions on places of worship as daily cases continue hovering below the 1,000 mark, the WAM state news agency reported.

The decision came following a review from the country’s National Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Management Authority, a statement said.

Up to 50 people can now attend a funeral while social distancing between worshipers has been reduced from two meters to one and a half meters in places of worship.

“We are aware that the community has a major role in ensuring the safety of everyone and protecting the country’s regional and global gains,” Dr. Saif Al Dhaheri, the spokesman for the NECMA, said.

“The committee has adopted a comprehensive strategic plan with performance indicators for the post-COVID-19 period across all target sectors, to gauge the efforts of national authorities and establishments to achieve the return to the new normal,” he added.