Expo 2020 Dubai visitor numbers have now exceeded seven million since it launched on October 1, organisers announced on Monday.
New figures showed that a total of 7,167,591 visits have been paid to the Expo site in the period up to December 20, as organisers said they continue to maintain robust Covid-19 measures.
The largest major global event to be held since the start of the pandemic, Expo 2020’s latest Covid-19 measures include the expansion of the number of on-site PCR testing facilities to four and free testing for all country pavilion staff.
While all frontline workers and entertainers continue to be tested on a regular basis, some close contact events, such as parades and roving entertainers, have been temporarily suspended as a short-term precautionary measure.
With more than 90 percent of the UAE population fully vaccinated, Expo 2020 Dubai has required mandatory vaccination and boosters of all Expo and international participant staff, volunteers, contractors and service providers.
Visitors aged 18 and above are required to present proof of any vaccination or a negative PCR test taken within the previous 72 hours. In addition, Expo 2020 maintains on site sanitisation stations and mandatory face-masks both indoor and outdoor.
Expo’s programme of live concerts during the next seven days includes Dina Stars and Apo & The Apostles, Egyptian entertainer Tamer Hosny, Grigoryan Chant and Naia Izumi, London Community Gospel Choir, Lea Salonga and Kazakh National Ballet.
Expo 2020’s virtual visitation rose to 31.6 million over the same period, mainly driven by the uptake of Live@Expo, which enables visitors to take a bespoke live virtual tour through the site.
Expo 2020 Dubai runs until March 31 2022.
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