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The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Tuesday that it conducted 225,159 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, the Ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus …

The Emergency, Crisis, and Disaster management team in the Emirate of Ajman announced that it has mandated specific establishments to conduct a regular weekly PCR examination for all their employees, except those who have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, with a commitment to download the Al-Hosn application, starting …

Dubai Municipality has confiscated huge quantities of tobacco and pan products that do not conform to the approved UAE specifications and do not bear a digital tax stamp, in Ras Al-Khor. In coordination with the federal customs and tax authorities, more than 416,744 packs of cigarettes were confiscated in one …

More than 114.37 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 2,640,271 have died, according to a Reuters tally on Tuesday. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

Umm Al Quwain Police have received reports from the society members stating that they have received suspicious messages, photos and voice messages from foreign numbers promoting banned products and illustrating the products receipt locations in exchange for money transfer. The police urge the public to cooperate and immediately report such …

Instagram wants more people to go live at once, so today, it’s launching Live Rooms. The feature, which will be available globally, allows four people to video chat in a live broadcast, compared to the previous limit of two. Instagram’s blog post today says it hopes the feature encourages people …

Sheikh Sultan bin Hamdan Al Nahyan, Adviser to the UAE President and Chairman of the Camel Racing Federation, attended the first day competition of the final annual Camel Races Festival (Wathba 2021) at Al Wathba Racetrack. A crowd of fans and camel owners and breeders attended the 30-round race of …

Even as vaccines continue to roll out, the World Health Organisation (WHO) urges all governments and individuals to remember that vaccines alone will not keep them safe and that basic public health measures remain the foundation of the response. In his opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 on …

Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has ordered aid flights to transport urgent humanitarian aid and medical supplies from the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Logistics Hub in Dubai to Sudan. Under Sheikh Mohammed’s directives, the International …

The Supreme Committee has decided to close all commercial activities in all governorates of the Sultanate between 8 pm to 5 am from March 4 until March 20. The aforementioned closure includes restaurants and cafes within the tourist facilities in addition to home delivery services, with the exception of petrol …