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Global policymakers must reset to deliver a stronger and more resilient post-Covid recovery

Coronavirus: UAE records 1,798 new infections as case numbers fall to three-week low

Dubai returnee Emma Kelly released from Irish quarantine

Students do better in exams when taught online, UAE study shows

Bollywood devastated by new 15-day Maharashtra lockdown amid rising coronavirus cases

One in four Covid-19 deaths in UK not caused by the disease

Coronavirus: Sharjah reduces PCR test result validity to 72 hours for all passengers
Nurse Zainab Fahim conducts a Covid-19 test on a motorist in Umm Al Quwain. Courtesy: Zainab Fahim

UAE reports 1,798 new cases and four deaths
Worshippers perform dhuhr prayers inside the Masjid Muhammad in Washington on the first day of Ramadan. Willy Lowry / The National

With vaccine comes a slightly more ‘normal’ Ramadan for American Muslims
Users can check the Covid-19 risk score before they book an experience or head to a destination. Courtesy Epic Reality 

New AR app aims to highlight Dubai destinations' Covid-19 policies
Jennifer Lopez will perform as part of next month's 'Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World' concert. AP

Jennifer Lopez to star in concert raising funds for Covid-19 vaccines
The spread of coronavirus
 
A healthcare worker gives an injection of Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine to a man at the Guru Nanak Darbar gurudwara, a Sikh temple in Dubai. AFP / Karim SAHIB

Sinopharm in the UAE: How effective is the Covid-19 vaccine?
An attendant wearing a face mask and shield due to the coronavirus pandemic stands by a running ride at Global Village in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, March 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

Latest Covid-19 rules in the UAE
Mini Mathur (R) has appeared in a video to help dispel myths surrounding the Covid-19 vaccines. Courtesy TOIFA

Indian celebrities star in new vaccine myth-busting video
A local resturant in Jordan’s Jabal AL Weibdeh neighbourhood. Amy McConaghy / The National

Jordan's small businesses struggle to stay afloat as Covid curfews ravage trade
Shorthand teaser. Getty Images

Lessons in lockdown: Resilience, routines and self-recognition
Morocco is one of the most recent additions on Abu Dhabi's green list that is also open for tourism, but only for travellers from select countries. Unsplash

Travellers from Saudi Arabia and Morocco don't need to quarantine in Abu Dhabi
A group of nurses at a dedicated hospital in Sonapur, Dubai, that has reopened care specifically for moderate to severe Covid-19 patients. The nurses hold up signs to show their support, chat with patients to give them strength while also monitoring and treating those admitted. Courtesy: Aster DM Healthcare

Dubai hospital reopens as dedicated Covid-19 facility
Dr Sergen Saracoglu, left, and nurse Yilzdiz Ayten, centre, from the Bahcesaray public hospital vaccination team, arrive at the village of Guneyyamac in eastern Turkey on February 15, 2021 as part of an expedition to vaccinate residents of 65 years old against Covid-19. AFP

Turkish doctor battles snowstorms and Covid-19 vaccination fears
A health worker administers a dose of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine at a coronavirus vaccination centre at the Fazl Mosque in London. AFP

Covid-19 cases rise in dozens of areas in UK
The UAE has conducted one of the most successful vaccination campaigns in the world. AFP

Coronavirus: UAE authorities urge young people to have vaccine
Flights to and from Brazil have been suspended indefinitely by France. AFP

France bans flights from Brazil over P1 Covid variant fears
Supporters wishing to attend the League Cup final on April 25 will need to provide proof of a negative coronavirus test within 24 hours of the match between Manchester City and Tottenham . PA

Supporters face three coronavirus tests to attend League Cup final
Toronto Eaton Centre, during a lockdown in the Canadian city in November. AFP  

Canadian doctors battle third wave as virus variants spread
Port Sultan Qaboos in the Omani capital Muscat. AFP

Only 14 intensive care beds remain free in Oman as Covid-19 surges
German Chancellor Angela Merkel pushed for a new law to impose coronavirus safety measures nationwide. EPA

Angela Merkel wrests control from German states with lockdown law
Tamouh Health Care conducts free PCR testing, sending teams to swab residents in their homes. Nurse Maram Herzallah conducts a Covid-19 test in central Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

Abu Dhabi to increase Covid-19 testing in five districts of the city
The UAE has implemented one of the world's fastest vaccination programmes. Victor Besa / The National 

Coronavirus: UAE records 2,022 new cases
A worker dressed in PPE talks with members of the public arriving to take Covid-19 tests at a mobile surge testing centre in Brockwell Park in south London. AFP

'Surge testing’ in London to contain South African coronavirus variant
The UK has offered a Covid-19 vaccine to everyone above 50. AP

Boris Johnson: Vaccines won't prevent rise in Covid-19 cases

The UAE has conducted one of the most successful vaccination campaigns in the world. AFP

How to book Pfizer-BioNTech, AstraZeneca and Sinopharm shots in Dubai
British Mums staff pictured working together at Caya in Town Square, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Employees in UAE divided over long-term home working and return to office
The total number of internet subscriptions in the UAE totalled almost 3 million in December. Reem Mohammed / The National

UAE’s telecoms regulator adopts a new identity
A woman wearing a face mask and holding a cup looks on at the Vauxhall tube station in London. Reuters.

Pandemic hits 'critical point' as Europe deaths top one million
People walk at Oxford Street, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions ease, in London, Britain April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

A 'wonderful morning' for British shoppers as lockdown ends with a bang
A simple asthma drug that is inhaled was found to be effective at helping Covid-19 patients to recover more quickly

University of Oxford study hails asthma drug as Covid-19 treatment
The 32 new freezers will bring storage capacity for vaccines requiring ultra-cold temperatures to 11.4 million vials. Courtesy: Hope Consortium

Abu Dhabi’s Hope Consortium trebles ultra-cold vaccine fridges
A canon is fired to end the fast at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National 

Ramadan fasts can boost immune system to fight infections such as coronavirus, study says

Emirates, flydubai and Etihad have cancelled flights to and from Bangladesh amid an international travel ban effective April 14 until at least April 20. Courtesy Emirates

Emirates, Etihad and flydubai cancel Bangladesh flights amid ban
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