Coronavirus: UAE announces 783 new cases

Officials said 32,000 new tests were conducted and 631 more patients had recovered

A medical worker wearing personal protective equipment attends to a newborn child of a woman with Covid-19 at the Sancaktepe Martyr Prof Dr Ilhan Varank Training and Research Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, EPA

About 60,000 people have approached Sancaktepe hospital complaining of Covid-19 symptoms. As many as 12,000 were tested and 2,500 treated. The mortality rate at the hospital is below 1 per cent. EPA

People wearing protective face masks and gloves shop at a supermarket in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reuters

A Saudi man wearing protective gloves buys vegetables at a supermarket in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reuters

Dr Wael Abd Elaziz wearing a protective mask places his order at Dawa Pharmacy, the first Egyptian pharmacy using a robotic device that handles prescriptions, in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters

An employee checks customers' temperature upon their arrival at LC Wakiki store in Tunis, Tunisia. EPA

A Palestinian hairdresser wearing protective mask works during a free hair-cutting campaign for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. EPA

Measures taken by the Palestinian Authority amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus prevent hairdressers from opening their barbershops. EPA

An Iraqi man wearing a protective face mask stands next to a sign reading in Arabic 'Together against Coronavirus, don't kiss, don't shake hands, your smile makes me happy' during the month of Ramadan, in Baghdad, Iraq. EPA

Customers wearing protective face masks queue outside a Zara store before reopening on the Habib Bourguiba avenue in Tunis, Tunisia. EPA

A waiter takes an order at an outdoor terrace of a restaurant as Lebanon eases its coronavirus lockdown, and its restaurants struggle to choose between opening with reduced capacity or staying shut, amid an unprecedented economic crisis that has slashed profit and raised cost, in Beirut. Reuters

Fishermen dangle their lines to catch fish at Beirut's seaside Corniche, as Lebanese authorities warned of a new wave of the coronavirus. Reuters

A poster of Kuwait's emir Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah is seen hanging above a closed entrance of the Mubarakiya market in Kuwait City during the 20-day nationwide lockdown. AFP

A view of a deserted playground near Kuwait Towers during the lockdown in Kuwait city. AFP

UAE officials announced a further 783 cases of Covid-19 infections on Tuesday, bringing the country’s total to 19,661.

Authorities said 32,000 tests were carried out in the Emirates since Monday, with more than 1.3 million people having now being examined.

New figures also showed another 631 patients had recovered from the disease while two more had died.

To date, the UAE has recorded 6,012 recoveries and 203 dead. Globally, more than 4.2 million people have contracted the virus, resulting in more than 287,000 deaths.

Close to 47,000 patients worldwide remain in a serious or critical condition while more than 1.5m have recovered.

Earlier on Tuesday, Dubai authorities announced malls in the emirate would be allowed to open for longer once Ramadan ended.

Dubai Economy released a "reopening" plan setting out rules and guidelines.

Under the strategy, shopping centres and retail outlets can increase their opening hours from the current 12pm to 10pm to 10am to 10pm.

Stores will continue to ensure customer numbers are no more than 30 per cent of their total capacity, and staff numbers must be kept to 30 per cent.