Mullika Indy refills a car using a mini tanker outside a client’s house in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. While in better times, Dubai’s over-the-top delivery culture made life easy for citizens and expats who could summon groceries and services within minutes, it also means the wealthy emirate is ideally positioned for the ‘stay-at-home’ coronavirus challenge as it undergoes a strict 24-hour lockdown. — Photos: AFP
DUBAI: Tamara, one of Dubai’s many foreign residents, hasn’t been to a petrol station in years – a click on a smartphone app is all it takes to bring a mini tanker to her doorstep.
In better times, the wealthy emirate’s over-the-top delivery culture made life easy for citizens and expats who could summon groceries and services – even a single chocolate bar – within minutes.
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Mullika Indy refills a car using a mini tanker outside a client’s house in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. While in better times, Dubai’s over-the-top delivery culture made life easy for citizens and expats who could summon groceries and services within minutes, it also means the wealthy emirate is ideally positioned for the ‘stay-at-home’ coronavirus challenge as it undergoes a strict 24-hour lockdown. — Photos: AFP
Mullika Indy refills a car using a mini tanker outside a client’s house in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. While in better times, Dubai’s over-the-top delivery culture made life easy for citizens and expats who could summon groceries and services within minutes, it also means the wealthy emirate is ideally positioned for the ‘stay-at-home’ coronavirus challenge as it undergoes a strict 24-hour lockdown. — AFP
Mullika Indy refills a car using a mini tanker outside a client’s house in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. While in better times, Dubai’s over-the-top delivery culture made life easy for citizens and expats who could summon groceries and services within minutes, it also means the wealthy emirate is ideally positioned for the ‘stay-at-home’ coronavirus challenge as it undergoes a strict 24-hour lockdown. — AFP
Mullika Indy refills a car using a mini tanker outside a client’s house in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. While in better times, Dubai’s over-the-top delivery culture made life easy for citizens and expats who could summon groceries and services within minutes, it also means the wealthy emirate is ideally positioned for the ‘stay-at-home’ coronavirus challenge as it undergoes a strict 24-hour lockdown. — AFP
Mullika Indy refills a car using a mini tanker outside a client’s house in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. While in better times, Dubai’s over-the-top delivery culture made life easy for citizens and expats who could summon groceries and services within minutes, it also means the wealthy emirate is ideally positioned for the ‘stay-at-home’ coronavirus challenge as it undergoes a strict 24-hour lockdown. — AFP
Ugandan Mullika Indy, an employee of Cafu, the first fuel delivery service in the region, drives a mini tanker outside a client's house in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. — AFP
Employees of a delivery company prepare to leave for a job in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. While in better times, Dubai’s over-the-top delivery culture made life easy for citizens and expats who could summon groceries and services within minutes, it also means the wealthy emirate is ideally positioned for the ‘stay-at-home’ coronavirus challenge as it undergoes a strict 24-hour lockdown. — AFP
Motorbikes belonging to a delivery company are lined up in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. While in better times, Dubai’s over-the-top delivery culture made life easy for citizens and expats who could summon groceries and services within minutes, it also means the wealthy emirate is ideally positioned for the ‘stay-at-home’ coronavirus challenge as it undergoes a strict 24-hour lockdown. — AFP
An employee of a delivery company prepares to leave for a job in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. While in better times, Dubai’s over-the-top delivery culture made life easy for citizens and expats who could summon groceries and services within minutes, it also means the wealthy emirate is ideally positioned for the ‘stay-at-home’ coronavirus challenge as it undergoes a strict 24-hour lockdown. — AFP
An employee of a delivery company prepares to leave for a job in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. While in better times, Dubai’s over-the-top delivery culture made life easy for citizens and expats who could summon groceries and services within minutes, it also means the wealthy emirate is ideally positioned for the ‘stay-at-home’ coronavirus challenge as it undergoes a strict 24-hour lockdown. — AFP
An employee of a delivery company prepares to leave for a job in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. While in better times, Dubai’s over-the-top delivery culture made life easy for citizens and expats who could summon groceries and services within minutes, it also means the wealthy emirate is ideally positioned for the ‘stay-at-home’ coronavirus challenge as it undergoes a strict 24-hour lockdown. — AFP
Motorbikes belonging to a delivery company are lined up in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. While in better times, Dubai’s over-the-top delivery culture made life easy for citizens and expats who could summon groceries and services within minutes, it also means the wealthy emirate is ideally positioned for the ‘stay-at-home’ coronavirus challenge as it undergoes a strict 24-hour lockdown. — AFP
Motorbikes belonging to a delivery company are lined up in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. While in better times, Dubai's over-the-top delivery culture made life easy for citizens and expats who could summon groceries and services within minutes, it also means the wealthy emirate is ideally positioned for the ‘stay-at-home’ coronavirus challenge as it undergoes a strict 24-hour lockdown. — AFP
