Coronavirus: UAE announces 561 new cases and 121 recoveries

Overall, 13,599 people have tested positive in the UAE and 2,664 have recovered

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 2, 2020. Purehealth Covid-19 Screening Center along Delma Street, Abu Dhabi. Strictly no walk ins allowed. Appointments may be booked online. A number of workers and Abu Dhabi residents have been queueing outside the center thinking that the service was for free. The cost is AED 370. A nurse conducts a nasal swab test on a U.A.E. government employee.
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May 02, 2020

The UAE on Saturday announced 561 new Covid-19 cases, plus a further 121 recoveries and eight deaths.

The overall number of people who have tested positive for the coronavirus is 13,599, with a total of 2,664 recoveries and 119 fatalities.

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On average, 29,000 people were tested each day and the figure was 36,000 on Saturday, officials announced.

Of those recently diagnosed with Covid-19, 22 are people with determination.

Speaker at a briefing on Saturday, Professor Alawi Alsheikh-Ali, spokesman for the country's advanced sciences sector, said that smokers and people with obesity were at higher risk.

Those heart conditions, asthma and high blood pressure must also be cautious.

Ras Al Khaimah, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. 30 APRIL 2020.
A man uses his Emirates ID card to register before taking the test at SEHA’s Ras Al Khaimah Covid-19 drive-through testing centre.
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A man uses his Emirates ID card to register before taking the test at Seha’s Ras Al Khaimah Covid-19 drive-through testing centre. All photos: Reem Mohammed / The National