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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In pictures: Covid-19 around the world
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An aircraft has been converted into an office at the Serum Institute of India's Manjari plant in Pune, Maharashtra. Serum is the world's largest vaccine maker based in the western Indian city. Bloomberg -
A toll gate on a major motorway in Bekasi on the eastern outskirts of Jakarta looks deserted after the government banned people from travelling to their hometowns to celebrate Eid Al Fitr amid the coronavirus pandemic. AFP -
People queue for testing at the Bondi Covid-19 screening clinic in Sydney, Australia, on May 6, 2021. Two new locally acquired Covid-19 cases have been recorded in New South Wales on Wednesday. Getty Images -
People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus ride a scooter on a street in Beijing, China, on Thursday, May 6, 2021. AP Photo -
Garment workers pack lorries as they head to work outside Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Thursday, May 6, 2021, after the authorities ended Covid-19 lockdown in the capital region. AP Photo -
Workers inspect the first consignment of Russian Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine, after its arrival at La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on May 5, 2021. Reuters -
The Raphael Cartoons, on loan from Britain's Royal Collection, displayed at the newly refurbished Raphael Court at London's Victoria and Albert Museum, which will open to visitors on May 19 after Covid-19 restrictions are lifted. AP Photo -
Health workers chant slogans during a protest against President Ivan Duque's government in Medellin, Colombia, on May 5, 2021, amid Covid-19 pandemic. AFP -
US first lady Jill Biden visits a classroom after complying with Covid-19 protocols in Salt Lake City, Utah, on May 5, 2021. AFP -
A man walks past an artist performing inside the window of an art gallery in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, on May 5, 2021, amid the Covid-19 pandemic. AP Photo -
Buddhist monks look on as rescue workers put a coffin of a Covid-19 victim into a crematorium chamber at a temple in Nonthaburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters -
Women get information from police officers about the closure of a market in a restricted area that was sealed off to control the spread of coronavirus, in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 5, 2021. AP Photo
