A seller wearing a protective mask at the vegetables market in Dubai. The Dubai authorities reopened some fish, meat and vegetables markets to the public after they were closed weeks ago to limit spread of the covid-19 coronavirus. EPA
A seller wearing a protective mask at the vegetables market in Dubai. The Dubai authorities reopened some fish, meat and vegetables markets to the public after they were closed weeks ago to limit spread of the covid-19 coronavirus. EPA
A seller wearing a protective mask at the fish market in Dubai. The Dubai authorities reopened some fish, meat and vegetables markets to the public after they were closed weeks ago to limit spread of the covid-19 coronavirus. EPA
A seller wearing a protective mask at the fish market in Dubai. The Dubai authorities reopened some fish, meat and vegetables markets to the public after they were closed weeks ago to limit spread of the covid-19 coronavirus. EPA
Customers wearing protective masks at the vegetables market in Dubai. The Dubai authorities reopened some fish, meat and vegetables markets to the public after they were closed weeks ago to limit spread of the covid-19 coronavirus. EPA
Customers wearing protective masks at the vegetables market in Dubai. The Dubai authorities reopened some fish, meat and vegetables markets to the public after they were closed weeks ago to limit spread of the covid-19 coronavirus. EPA
A customer wearing a protective mask at the vegetables market in Dubai. The Dubai authorities reopened some fish, meat and vegetables markets to the public after they were closed weeks ago to limit spread of the covid-19 coronavirus. EPA
A customer wearing a protective mask at the vegetables market in Dubai. The Dubai authorities reopened some fish, meat and vegetables markets to the public after they were closed weeks ago to limit spread of the covid-19 coronavirus. EPA
A seller wearing a protective mask at the vegetables market in Dubai. The Dubai authorities reopened some fish, meat and vegetables markets to the public after they were closed weeks ago to limit spread of the covid-19 coronavirus. EPA
A seller wearing a protective mask at the vegetables market in Dubai. The Dubai authorities reopened some fish, meat and vegetables markets to the public after they were closed weeks ago to limit spread of the covid-19 coronavirus. EPA
A seller wearing a protective mask at the fish market in Dubai. The Dubai authorities reopened some fish, meat and vegetables markets to the public after they were closed weeks ago to limit spread of the covid-19 coronavirus. EPA
A seller wearing a protective mask at the fish market in Dubai. The Dubai authorities reopened some fish, meat and vegetables markets to the public after they were closed weeks ago to limit spread of the covid-19 coronavirus. EPA

Health

Coronavirus: UAE announces another 370 cases and two deaths

Further 49,000 tests carried out in effort to control outbreak

The National

April 11, 2020

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  • Arabic

UAE authorities have announced another 370 new coronavirus cases and the deaths of two people who tested positive for the virus.

Overall there have been 3,360 infections in the UAE and 16 deaths.

The two new people to have passed away were nationals of Asian countries and had chronic pre-existing medical conditions.

A statement by the UAE's Ministry of Health and Prevention said it has conducted another 49,000 tests on citizens and residents as part of measures to ramp up screening for the virus.

Another 150 people have recovered after treatment, taking the total of those back to full-health to 418.

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  • The DMZ was created as a buffer after the 1950-53 Korean War.
  • It runs 248 kilometers across the Korean Peninsula and is 4km wide.
  • The zone is jointly overseen by the US-led United Nations Command and North Korea.
  • It is littered with an estimated 2 million mines, tank traps, razor wire fences and guard posts.
  • Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un met at a building in Panmunjom, where an armistice was signed to stop the Korean War.
  • Panmunjom is 52km north of the Korean capital Seoul and 147km south of Pyongyang, North Korea’s capital.
  • Former US president Bill Clinton visited Panmunjom in 1993, while Ronald Reagan visited the DMZ in 1983, George W. Bush in 2002 and Barack Obama visited a nearby military camp in 2012. 
  • Mr Trump planned to visit in November 2017, but heavy fog that prevented his helicopter from landing.
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