Look: UAE students return to school after winter break Nandini Sircar Published on January 3, 2021 at 09.06 Yellow buses were once again seen plying the roads with vehicles half full, in keeping with physical distancing measures 1 of 7 Schools across Dubai and Sharjah welcomed students today as they returned to classrooms after a three-week winter break. Yellow buses were once again seen plying the roads with vehicles half full, in keeping with physical distancing measures. The morning also witnessed traffic marshals directing people at signals outside schools. Photo by M Sajjad 2 of 7 Children in winter jackets, all masked up, were taken in by parents or collected by buses in an organised operation with a series of Covid-19 safety precautions in place.