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The UAE Government announced that an additional 603 patients had recovered from COVID-19 after receiving the necessary medical care, raising the total number of recoveries to 7,931. This was revealed during the regular media briefing held today in Abu Dhabi by Dr. Amna Al Dahak Al Shamsi, official spokesperson of …

In line with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD& CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, chaired the first meeting, held remotely, with DEWA’s higher management team, to discuss the post-COVID-19 …

Smart Dubai has announced details regarding the recent decision issued by the Strategic Affairs Council – part of The Executive Council of Dubai – to mandate UAE PASS as the only digital identity to be used by citizens and residents to access government services in Dubai. Smart Dubai had put …

The National Center of Meteorology has called on motorists to take all precautions and follow the traffic regulations regarding the chance of fog formations. In a statement tonight, NCM expected deterioration of horizontal visibility to lower levels, saying visibility might be lacked at times over some coastal and internal areas …

The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has clarified that it follows the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, the only type of test currently approved by international and local authorities to confirm the diagnosis of COVID-19. The PCR test is used to detect the presence of viral RNA in a test sample, …

The ’10 million meals’ campaign concluded after drawing overwhelming donations that secured over 15 million meals for Covid-19-hit communities in the UAE in less than a month. Her Highness Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, wife of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention has conducted more than 38,000 COVID-19 tests in different regions of the country and reports: • 747 new cases of coronavirus from different nationalities, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 21,831. • The full recovery of 398 patients from the symptoms of …

Movie nights have taken a bit of a hit with closure of cinemas across the globe amid the coronavirus pandemic. But UAE residents will soon have a reason to reach for that popcorn once again, as a vintage-style drive-in cinema is coming to Mall of the Emirates. The Al Barsha …

The Slovenian government late on Thursday called an official end to its coronavirus epidemic, becoming the first European country to do so, after authorities confirmed less than seven new coronavirus cases each day for the past two weeks, Reuters reported. People now arriving in Slovenia from other European Union states …

His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Salim Al Olama, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) and Head of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Health Services Corporation, recently visited Obaidullah Elderly Hospital in Ras Al Khaimah which is one of the hospitals allocated to the treatment of …