I have just spent fourteen days sat at home in Abu Dhabi with a tracker device attached to my wrist. Such a previously unlikely scenario has been made not uncommon now by the realities of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Spending 14 days in self-isolation and wearing a tracker is something
currently required in Abu Dhabi if you have travelled outside the UAE and return to the capital. Although the procedures can differ if you land in another emirate.
Overall, I found the experience of wearing a tracker during the self-isolation period to be multidimensional. The practical aspects were straightforward; I landed in Abu Dhabi airport on a Friday and after collecting my bags and proceeding to the arrivals area, I waited for about 20 minutes for my turn to sit at one of seven desks manned by health officials in full PPE.
One official, at a computer, took my details and examined my passport, while the other attached the tracker – which is basically a watch with a sim card in it – to [...]
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