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Germany’s lockdown was extended until 14th February 4 and stricter mask rules were imposed for people in shops and on public transport, as Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that the country must act now to prevent COVID-19 case numbers from spiralling. A document drawn up by Merkel’s government and the 16 …

The total number of Gulf and other foreign companies operating in the UAE grew by 3.5 percent to 3209 by December 2020 compared to November same year, according to the UAE’s National Economic Register (NER). The growth is reflective of the successful business continuity and disaster recovery plans adopted by …

The National Center of Meteorology: A chance of fog formation with deterioration of horizontal visibility over some internal and coastal areas from 22:00 today Tuesday 19 / 01 / 2021 till tomorrow 10:00 Wednesday 20 / 01 / 2021.

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced today that the UAE has crossed the two million vaccine doses that have been administered to date, bringing the total to 2,065,367 doses and the vaccine distribution rate to 20.88 per 100 persons. This is in line with the ministry’s plan to …

Hazza Al-Mansoori, The Spokesman of the Ministry of Education: • Since the beginning of the second academic term, we have approved e-learning for the first two weeks in response to health developments and in favor of the student’s health. • This period has been extended after ensuring that this educational …

The Frontline Heroes Office announced a new initiative that will provide expanded medical insurance coverage to the nation’s underprivileged frontline heroes and their immediate families, as part of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Tuesday that it conducted 163,049 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 rapid intervention of the Sharjah Police and the Civil Defense teams prevented a truck from being completely burned this morning, Tuesday, on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road towards Dubai. No casulaties were reported.

The UAE is reinforcing its commitment to sustainable development in global post-COVID economic recovery according to Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and UAE’s special envoy for Climate Change and Chairman of Masdar. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week …

More than 95.13 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 2,364,071, 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.