Coronavirus: UAE records 61 new cases

Infections remain low as more than 99 per cent of the UAE population has received one Covid-19 vaccine dose

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  Abu Dhabi residents are inoculated at the screening and vaccine centre on the Corniche. A nationwide testing and inoculation campaign is credited with driving down cases. All photos: Victor Besa / The National

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  Staff and nurses from the Abu Dhabi public hospital group Seha urged the public to protect themselves from Covid-19 by signing up to be vaccinated.

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  Motorists queue for PCR tests at Seha's testing and vaccination centre on Abu Dhabi's Corniche.

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  Mass testing and a successful vaccination campaign has helped the UAE to tackle the pandemic.

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  Drivers wait at a centre that provides both PCR nasal swab tests and coronavirus vaccine doses.

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  Shenaz Abdul Salam, 13, gives a thumbs up as he waits to receive his first vaccine dose.

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  A staff nurse fills in a vaccination form for a driver at the Corniche centre.

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  Mariam Al Badi, an Emirati nurse working at Seha's drive-through vaccine centre, has urged everyone to get inoculated against Covid-19.

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  Ms Al Badi goes through the vaccination process with a driver.

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  Cars queue at the drive-through testing and vaccination centre on Abu Dhabi's Corniche.

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  More than 80 per cent of the UAE population has been vaccinated and the government is urging those who have not to sign up.

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  An Abu Dhabi resident gives the thumbs up after signing up for vaccination.

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  Authorities have made the vaccines free for everyone.

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  A medical worker checks papers as Abu Dhabi residents sign up for the Covid-19 vaccine.

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  The drive-through Covid-19 testing and inoculation centre has proved popular with Abu Dhabi residents.

The UAE reported 61 new coronavirus cases on Monday, after an additional 230,869 tests.

It takes the total number of infections recorded since the pandemic began to 741,006.

One person died from Covid-19 complications, bringing the death toll at 2,144.

Another 89 people overcame the virus, taking the total number of recoveries to 735,638.

New cases have remained at fewer than 100 a day as the UAE cautiously returns to normal.

Mass testing and one of the world's fastest vaccination drives have helped the UAE curb the pandemic.

Authorities also confirmed that 99.13 per cent of the UAE population has received one Covid-19 vaccine dose, while 89.32 per cent of people are fully vaccinated.

The 99 per cent one-dose threshold was passed on Sunday. The UAE has administered more than 21.57 million doses since December last year, when the country embarked on a nationwide inoculation campaign.

The country is also cautiously returning to normal and people are gearing up to celebrate its 50th National Day events.

Negative PCR test results will be required to attend events and gatherings. Masks will need to be worn when in proximity to other people.

Attendees will not need to maintain social distancing from members of their own family, however.