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UAE public school pupils will return to classrooms for the next academic year, it has been announced.
Nurseries in Abu Dhabi will no longer have to close when a single Covid-19 infection is identified.
Emirates IDs can now be used at Dubai airport as proof of a PCR test and vaccine status.
The UAE was the 15th-biggest recipient of foreign investment last year.
Al Yah Satellite Company, the satellite operator owned by Mubadala Investment Company, plans to sell 30 per cent of its shares in what would be the first public offering on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange since 2017.
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GLOBAL CASE NUMBERS
Total cases: 179,530,633
Total deaths: 3,888,060
Total recoveries: 164,156,006
Correct at 4am GST
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