UAE has recorded 98 cases of the virus Foreign ministry says vital for citizens abroad to contact mission in the country they are in DUBAI: UAE citizens traveling abroad have been urged to return home. The foreign ministry made the call due to travel conditions becoming more restricted and flights suspended in several countries, the state news agency WAM reported. The ministry called on unwell Emirati students abroad to coordinate with the scholarship agency through the UAE’s embassies. The ministry also said it was vital for citizens traveling abroad to contact the mission in the country they are currently in, adding that any Emirati traveler should register with their nearest mission.