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Shireena Al Nowais

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A journalist from the UAE with more than a decade's experience, Shireena joined The National in 2013. She is interested in public policy, judicial, social, health and government issues, and has written several investigative reports pertaining to these areas. She also launched and handled a weekly charity page called “Helping Hands”.
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Abu Dhabi firm G42 has developed a new method to boost Covid-19 detection rates. The National
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'Everyone in Abu Dhabi to be tested for Covid-19 if necessary'

Authorities say they will do anything to eliminate coronavirus from the UAE's capital

HealthJune 20, 2020
a Newborn baby boy breastfeeding for the first time in hospital, directly after a caesarean section. Getty Images
How Abu Dhabi's Corniche Hospital is caring for mothers with Covid-19

The hospital will continue to receive patients who do not have the virus

HealthJune 11, 2020
Sudhir Rambhau Washimkar, 61, who worked at Burjeel Royal Hospital Al Ain contracted Covid-19 and died on Saturday. Courtesy Burjeel Royal Hospital
Al Ain doctor dies after contracting Covid-19 from patient

Tributes paid to the 61-year-old, whose sons are studying to be physicians

UAEJune 09, 2020
Passengers of an Emirates airlines flight, departing to the Australian city of Sydney, check in at Dubai International Airport on May 22, 2020, after the resumption of scheduled operations by the Emirati carrier, amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic crisis. / AFP / Karim SAHIB
UAE reiterates visa amnesty is for pre-March job losses and overstays

Anyone whose visa was cancelled after March 1 is still liable to pay daily fines

GovernmentJune 08, 2020
Walaa Mazen Al Saed and her three children. She and her husband Ammar have volunteered in two separate Abu Dhabi testing centres to process thousands of residents getting checked for Covid-19. Courtesy: Al Saed family
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Call of duty: UAE's Covid-19 volunteers tell of pride

From the Covid-19 hotline to the front lines in screening centres, residents of all nationalities have joined the fight against the virus

UAEJune 05, 2020
Health authorities are issuing smart wristbands to monitor patients with mild symptoms as they isolate at home.
Coronavirus: smart wristbands to track isolating UAE patients

The tracking device is only for asymptomatic patients or those with mild symptoms

GovernmentJune 03, 2020
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed urges UAE to stay at home over Eid

The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces says the public must act responsibly

HealthMay 21, 2020
Hassan Tariq visits his father in the intensive care unit at Tawam Hospital in Al Ain. Courtesy Seha
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UAE flies son in from Sudan to visit coronavirus-stricken father

The man's father was admitted to the intensive care unit of Al Ain Hospital last week

UAEMay 21, 2020
Authorities have delivered boxes full of essentials to workers across the country in recent weeks. Victor Besa/The National
National campaign delivers essential aid to thousands of UAE workers

More than 7,000 boxes containing face masks, sanitisers, food and Sim cards have been distributed across the Emirates

UAEMay 19, 2020
Dr Omar Noori with his wife Zainab Al Rawi and daughters Israa Omar and Ayah Omar (L-R). Courtesy: Omar Noori
Recovered doctor calls UAE second home after donating plasma for Covid-19 patients

Dr Omar Noori shared his sentiments with Sheikh Mohamed during the weekly televised Ramadan Majlis

HealthMay 19, 2020
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, seen with Sheikha Salama bint Mohammed, thanked the country's health care workers during the latest remote Ramadan Majlis. Courtesy: Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Mohamed: UAE on verge of positive Covid-19 breakthrough

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi pays tribute to healthcare workers during latest Ramadan Majlis

GovernmentMay 14, 2020
Healthcare workers in the emergency ward in Sheikh Khalifa Medical City. Reem Mohammed / The National
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Abu Dhabi hospitals work to protect staff after hundreds catch Covid-19

The chief of a hospital group operator in Abu Dhabi says up to four per cent of their 18,000 staff have contracted the virus from their colleagues

HealthMay 14, 2020
Abdullahi Rodhile was the first patient to recover from Covid-19 using stem cell therapy. His sister Zainab watched over him. Victor Besa / The National
UAE's first stem cell therapy patient: I was brought back to life

Abdullahi Rodhile spent 40 days in intensive care at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in Abu Dhabi before he began to improve

HealthMay 12, 2020
A Dar Al Shifaa branch hospital in Khalifa City A has just opened to treat coronavirus patients. Courtesy: Reem Hospital
New hospital opens for Covid-19 patients in Abu Dhabi

Centre was converted into coronavirus hospital within 15 days, in response to growing need for hospital beds

HealthMay 10, 2020
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. Rashed Al Mansoori/Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed calls for end to 'culture of excess'

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi says country must move away from needless overspending and food waste

GovernmentMay 07, 2020
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