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His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces says the country is united in fight against coronavirus, according to local media reports.
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed says watching videos of residents singing the UAE national anthem to hail the frontline heroes for their fight against Covid-19 moved him to tears.
The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces watched videos of thousands of residents cheering medics, police officers, cleaners, volunteers and municipality workers who have tirelessly served the nation in the past few weeks.
The love for the UAE that Sheikh Mohamed sensed in those videos made his eyes fill with tears.
Known for his humility and compassion, Sheikh Mohamed said he felt a strong connection with each of the UAE’s residents.
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, receives a briefing on the latest national efforts to combat Covid-19, via video conference on Monday. All photos courtesy Ministry of Presidential Affairs
“Many residents on social media are singing our national anthem and I want to confess to all viewers that when I heard you, by God, I shed a tear,” he said in a video posted online.
Sheikh Mohamed repeated to every person in the UAE that they were safe.
“May God protect you and protect the country you are in, to which you are loyal like its own people,” he said.
He reassured them the country was united in fighting the virus. “God willing, we will get through this phase with you safely,” Sheikh Mohamed said.
The Crown Prince hailed the efforts taken by various departments, extending special thanks to those “working in silence across the front lines.
The UAE leaders are closely following up on measures taken to battle the spread of Covid-19 and the country will emerge victorious in “this menacing battle against this challenge”, the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince has said.
“The UAE is proud of our citizens and residents living on our soil. We are proud they (residents) share with us our identity. I was moved to tears when I heard our residents chanting the National Anthem of the UAE on social media platforms as the National Disinfection Programme was being carried out nationwide.”
The Coronavirus crisis has placed the government, the private sector and the entire world in face of an enormous challenge, which is to protect people’s health on the one hand and to keep business mobility alive in our institutions while ensuring public services remain unaffected.”
