Coronavirus: UAE records 1,766 new cases as numbers continue to fall

A man receives Covid-19 vaccine at the MBRU a community mobile health clinic near the Al Waha Community on Nad Al Hamar Road in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

Three-year-old Omar Al Mulla gets his saliva tested at the Biogenix lab at G42 in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

Healthcare workers get sprayed with disinfectants after conducting free PCR test in downtown Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

A sign asking customers to wear mask is seen in a tailor shop in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

A hand sanitizer is placed at the newly opened Al Zahia City Centre in Sharjah. Pawan Singh / The National

Seats are blocked inside the family cinema at Al Zahia City Centre in Sharjah. Pawan Singh / The National

Floor signage for social distancing is seen at the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid & Development Conference in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Pedestrians cross the street in Abu Dhabi on a hazy afternoon. Victor Besa / The National

Commuters get on a bus at Hamdan St. in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

A man wearing a face mask passes by a store in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

A stoke keeper arranges the flowers at a Hindu flower shop in Bur Dubai. Reem Mohammed / The National

Staff prepare filter coffee at the One Degree Café in Margham area in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

A woman walks on the beach on a hazy sandy day in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

The UAE recorded 1,766 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday, taking the country’s overall tally to 532,710.

Daily case numbers have remained under 2,000 for 10 days in a row.

Another 1,728 people beat the virus, taking the total number of recoveries to 513,068.

Three more people died of Covid-19, taking the death toll to 1,607. The number of active cases is 18,035.

The Emirates’ vaccination campaign continues apace, with about 11 million doses administered.

Exactly 10,907,264 shots were given to members of the public, according to the most recent count.

Authorities urge everyone to continue to observe safety measures, including mask-wearing and social distancing, during Eid Al Fitr next week.

The religious holiday for public and private-sector workers will start on Ramadan 29, Tuesday, May 11.

It will last until Shawwal 3, which is expected to fall on Saturday, May 15, but has yet to be confirmed by the UAE’s Moon-sighting committee.

In Saudi Arabia, the human resources ministry announced that all public and private sector workers wishing to continue attending their workplaces in the kingdom would be required to be immunised against Covid-19.

The ministry did not specify when this would come into effect.

“Receiving a coronavirus vaccine will be a mandatory condition for male and female workers to attend workplaces in all sectors (public, private, non-profit),” the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development said on Twitter.

It urged workplaces to start preparations to ensure all employees are inoculated.

“The ministry will soon clarify the mechanisms of the decision and its implementation date,” it said.

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