Dubai is one of seven states of the United Arab Emirates. Was established as a fishing village in the 18th century, and had fewer than a thousand people in 1822. Pearl boats were successful from 1900 into the 1930's. The first airport came in 1960. Gold trading was significant in the mid 1960's. Oil was first struck in 1966, and by 1975, the population grew by a factor of three, most expatriates.  By 1990 oil accounted for 24% of the GDP, but with a lack of resources, dropped to 7% by 2004.  They will soon run out of oil. But the oil industry helped build a major port facility, setting the stage for Dubai becoming world trade center. Dubai and other entities were part of the British protectorate until1968, after which there were attempts at unifying the region, succeeding in 1971 with six states, adding a seventh the following into the United Arab Emirates. Originally built with oil money, but now trade, tourism, aviation, real estate and financial services run the economy.  

From  Worldometer  (new  COVID-19 deaths yesterday):          DAY    USA    WORLD     Brazil      India      South Africa June     9    1093     4732       1185        246       82 July    22     1205     7128        1293      1120      572 Aug    12     1504     6556        1242       835      130 Sept     9     1208      6222       1136      1168       82 Oct     21     1225      6849         571       703       85 Nov    25     2304    12025        620       518      118 Dec     30     3880    14748       1224       299     465 Jan      14       4142    15512        1151        189      712                  Feb      3       4005   14265       1209       107     398           25        2414    10578        1582       119      144 Mar     2        1989     9490        1726       110      194             9        1704    9036        1954        113      103 Summary:  Looking better for the U.S., India, South Africa and World.  Not so for Brazil, which had 69,537 new cases, compared to