Author(s)

Fayez M. Elessawy, Aaesha S. Alshehhi, Abdulla M. Alnaqbi, Aysha H. Al Dhaheri, Khaled K. Al Arafati, Marwa M. Al Suwaidi

Geography and Urban Sustainability Department, College of Humanities & Social Sciences, United Arab Emirates Universities, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is one of the largest oil producing rich country. The total population is about 10 million inhabitants in 2022. The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 reached 879,973 while the death cases reached 2,301 as confirmed by the UAE National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority on the 28th of February, 2022. This paper aims at reflecting the impact of COVID-19 on multiple UAE governmental and non-governmental sectors such as the aviation sector, real estate market, tourism, and education. Challenges of the Etihad and Emirates Airlines revenues plunged which led to financial losses and a slew of employees laid off, the decreased profitability of the UAE’s real estate market due to movement restrictions, curfew, and economic policies enacted which directly affected the growth and development. In addition, this paper addressed how the pandemic-prevention measures affected the tourism sector due to limited mobility and social isolation. Interviews were conducted to reveal the results of Covid-19 on the education sector and how schools and families have gained new and valuable technological abilities while many detrimental consequences have happened at various educational levels on the other hand. This study applied the topical approach with the use of analytical and cartographic techniques to reach the aims of the study to understand the issue of the impact of COVID-19 on some socio-economic sectors in the United Arab Emirates.

COVID-19, Cases, Deaths, Transportation, Real State, Tourism, Education, Dubai, UAE

Elessawy, F. , Alshehhi, A. , Alnaqbi, A. , Dhaheri, A. , Arafati, K. and Suwaidi, M. (2022) The Impact of COVID-19 on Some Socio-Economic Sectors in the United Arab Emirates. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 10, 284-302. doi: 10.4236/jss.2022.104021.