• People queue for the vaccine near DIFC. The city has approved Pfizer-BioNTech, Sinopharm and Oxfrd-AstraZeneca for use, and officials hope to have half the population vaccinated by late March. AFP
    People queue for the vaccine near DIFC. The city has approved Pfizer-BioNTech, Sinopharm and Oxfrd-AstraZeneca for use, and officials hope to have half the population vaccinated by late March. AFP
  • Abu Dhabi has vaccinated at least 60 per cent of teachers and school staff, many during a week-long vaccine drive in late January. Courtesy: Adek
    Abu Dhabi has vaccinated at least 60 per cent of teachers and school staff, many during a week-long vaccine drive in late January. Courtesy: Adek
  • A man receives a dose of a vaccine against Covid-19 at St Paul’s Church in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    A man receives a dose of a vaccine against Covid-19 at St Paul’s Church in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • A vaccine is administered at Bareen International Hospital in Mohamed Bin Zayed City, Abu Dhabi. Courtesy: Bareen hospital
    A vaccine is administered at Bareen International Hospital in Mohamed Bin Zayed City, Abu Dhabi. Courtesy: Bareen hospital
  • Abu Dhabi has vaccinated at least 60 per cent of teachers and school staff, many during a week-long vaccine drive in late January. Courtesy: Adek
    Abu Dhabi has vaccinated at least 60 per cent of teachers and school staff, many during a week-long vaccine drive in late January. Courtesy: Adek
  • Airport personnel unload a coronavirus vaccine shipment at Dubai International Airport on February 1, 2021. AFP
    Airport personnel unload a coronavirus vaccine shipment at Dubai International Airport on February 1, 2021. AFP
  • An Emirates Airlines Boeing 777 unloads a coronavirus vaccine shipment at Dubai International Airport on February 1, 2021. The airline is part of the Vaccine Logistics Alliance, which includes also logistics giant DP World. Karim Sahib / AFP
    An Emirates Airlines Boeing 777 unloads a coronavirus vaccine shipment at Dubai International Airport on February 1, 2021. The airline is part of the Vaccine Logistics Alliance, which includes also logistics giant DP World. Karim Sahib / AFP
  • People wait to enter a vaccination centre at Dubai's financial district on January 24, 2021. AFP
    People wait to enter a vaccination centre at Dubai's financial district on January 24, 2021. AFP
  • People queue for the vaccine near DIFC. The city has approved Pfizer-BioNTech, Sinopharm and Oxfrd-AstraZeneca for use, and officials hope to have half the population vaccinated by late March. AFP
    People queue for the vaccine near DIFC. The city has approved Pfizer-BioNTech, Sinopharm and Oxfrd-AstraZeneca for use, and officials hope to have half the population vaccinated by late March. AFP
  • A teacher gives a thumbs up as he receives the Sinopharm vaccine in Abu Dhabi. Courtesy: Department of Education and Knowledge
    A teacher gives a thumbs up as he receives the Sinopharm vaccine in Abu Dhabi. Courtesy: Department of Education and Knowledge
  • A placard informs the public of the location of a designated Covid-19 vaccination centre in Dubai's financial centre district. AFP
    A placard informs the public of the location of a designated Covid-19 vaccination centre in Dubai's financial centre district. AFP
  • People in Dubai queue for a vaccine on January 24, 2021. AFP
    People in Dubai queue for a vaccine on January 24, 2021. AFP

UAE reports 184 Covid-19 cases as infections continue to fall


Chris Maxwell
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The UAE recorded 184 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, the lowest number of infections since August 10 last year.

The latest caseload brought the UAE's overall tally to 736,708.

Two fatalities were reported in the previous 24 hours, raising the death toll to 2,102.

There were 306 recoveries, bringing the number of patients who have beaten the virus to 729,548.

The latest daily tally of infections were detected as a result of 311,282 PCR tests.

Nearly 85 million tests have been conducted to date.

A mass screening strategy, allied with a nationwide vaccination drive, has been credited with helping to reduce infection rates.

Meanwhile, developers of vaccines that have been key to tackling the spread of the virus are being tipped as potential winners of the Nobel Prize for Medicine.

On Monday, a panel of scientists will announcement the latest recipient of the prestigious award.

The scientists behind the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine have already earned accolades that are sometimes regarded as precursors to the Nobel Prize.

But with judges picking a winner behind closed doors and nominations kept secret, there is no official word on who is in the running.

Updated: October 03, 2021, 10:13 AM