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The United Arab Emirates leads the world, with enough vaccinations to cover 72.1 percent of its population and has overtaken Seychelles to become the world’s most vaccinated nation, according to Bloomberg’s Vaccine Tracker. The UAE has so far administered 15.5 million doses, enough to cover 72.1 percent of its population …

Ras Al Khaimah extends the implementation of precautionary measures to curb the spread of “COVID-19” until August 31, including 60% operation capacity in shopping centers, and 70% in beaches and parks. A maximum of 10 people to attend wedding ceremonies and 20 people at funerals.

Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee has updated travel procedures for citizens and residents of Abu Dhabi returning from travel abroad, effective from Monday, 5 July 2021. Vaccinated travellers arriving from green list destinations must take a PCR test on arrival without the need to quarantine, and take a …

NCEMA: We announce today that 74% of the population have received one dose of Covid-19 vaccine, and 64% of the population is fully vaccinated.

The UAE National Olympic Committee will hold a press conference on the official announcement of the UAE delegation participating in the Olympic Games in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, on Tuesday at 11.00, at the headquarters of the General Sports Authority in Dubai. The Tokyo Olympics will be held from 23rd …

The Commercial Compliance & Consumer Protection (CCCP) Sector of Dubai Economy revealed that it recorded a compliance rate of 97.7 percent with COVID-19 precautionary guidelines among commercial establishments in H1 2021. As part of the stringent implementation of globally-benchmarked preventive measures, 43 commercial establishments were closed, 1,678 were fined and …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Sunday that it conducted 254,639 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 Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced the approval of the emergency registration of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine. The decision was made following the completion of clinical trials and a strict assessment conducted to approve the local emergency use of the vaccine, as well as the approval of the U.S. …

The UAE has strongly condemned the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militias’ systematic attempts to attack civilians and civilian objects in Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia, with a booby-trapped drone, which was intercepted by the Coalition Forces. The UAE affirmed, in a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, …

Instant messaging app WhatsApp may soon allow its users to choose the quality of the video that they want to share. Currently, there is no choice in terms of that as the app compresses them by default before sending. This was spotted by WABetaInfo, the online channel that track the …