The UAE recorded 620 new Covid-19 infections on Sunday – the lowest number of daily cases in the past year.
Not since September 7, 2020, when 470 positive tests were reported, has the number of daily infections been lower.
The new infections were identified from 377,394 PCR tests carried out in the past 24 hours. The country has conducted more than 87.3 million tests since the beginning of the outbreak in late January 2020.
Daily infection rates hit a peak of nearly 4,000 in February but have dropped consistently since then and have remained below 1,000 for 20 days in a row.
The UAE has reported 728,886 cases since the first infection was reported on January 29, 2020.
Another 785 people overcame the virus, raising the recovery tally to 719,948.
No deaths were reported in the 24-hour reporting period. The overall death toll is 2,062.
There are 6,876 active cases.
On Saturday, health officials said just over 90 per cent of the Emirates' population have received one dose of Covid-19 vaccine, while almost 79 per cent are fully vaccinated.
A total of 18,860,966 vaccines have been administered across the country.
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Museum of the Future in numbers
- 78 metres is the height of the museum
- 30,000 square metres is its total area
- 17,000 square metres is the length of the stainless steel facade
- 14 kilometres is the length of LED lights used on the facade
- 1,024 individual pieces make up the exterior
- 7 floors in all, with one for administrative offices
- 2,400 diagonally intersecting steel members frame the torus shape
- 100 species of trees and plants dot the gardens
- Dh145 is the price of a ticket
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UPI facts
More than 2.2 million Indian tourists arrived in UAE in 2023
More than 3.5 million Indians reside in UAE
Indian tourists can make purchases in UAE using rupee accounts in India through QR-code-based UPI real-time payment systems
Indian residents in UAE can use their non-resident NRO and NRE accounts held in Indian banks linked to a UAE mobile number for UPI transactions
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If you go...
Fly from Dubai or Abu Dhabi to Chiang Mai in Thailand, via Bangkok, before taking a five-hour bus ride across the Laos border to Huay Xai. The land border crossing at Huay Xai is a well-trodden route, meaning entry is swift, though travellers should be aware of visa requirements for both countries.
Flights from Dubai start at Dh4,000 return with Emirates, while Etihad flights from Abu Dhabi start at Dh2,000. Local buses can be booked in Chiang Mai from around Dh50
