• A busy alley in the old souq in Deira, Dubai. Reem Mohammed / The National
    A busy alley in the old souq in Deira, Dubai. Reem Mohammed / The National
  • A man recharges a bus card in central Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    A man recharges a bus card in central Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
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    An old man sings an Arabic song in Al Fahidi historical district, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • A healthcare worker crosses a street in central Abu Dhabi during foggy weather. Victor Besa / The National
    A healthcare worker crosses a street in central Abu Dhabi during foggy weather. Victor Besa / The National
  • Customers buy fresh vegetables at The Farmer’s Market on the Terrace, held on Bay Avenue in Business Bay, Dubai. Reem Mohammed / The National
    Customers buy fresh vegetables at The Farmer’s Market on the Terrace, held on Bay Avenue in Business Bay, Dubai. Reem Mohammed / The National
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    A member of staff at the new Hilton Abu Dhabi Yas Island. Victor Besa / The National
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    A warning sign attached to a closed gate at Gems United Indian School – Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
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    People enjoy the mild weather along Dubai Creek. Reem Mohammed / The National

Coronavirus: UAE records 1,874 new cases and 2,025 recoveries


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The UAE recorded 1,874 new cases of Covid-19 on Monday. This takes the total tally of infections to 457,071.

Authorities said 2,025 people recovered from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to 440,731.

Officials also reported five deaths, increasing the number of fatalities to 1,486.

The number of active cases fell to 14,854, as recoveries continued to outpace new infections for the 16th consecutive day.

An additional 167,309 tests were conducted over a 24-hour period.

More than 37.1 million tests have been carried out across the Emirates since the beginning of the pandemic.

On Sunday, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi launched the first Covid-19 vaccine production line in the UAE.

The joint project, called Life Sciences and Vaccine Manufacturing in the UAE, will be led by Group 42, in partnership with Chinese drug maker Sinopharm.

On Monday, at a virtual conference organised by the Hope Consortium – an Abu Dhabi-based logistics group set up to deliver vaccines across the globe – Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organisation's director general, warned against delays in supplying vaccines to poor countries.

This would lead to a worsening of the pandemic – particularly with the emergence of new variants that could evade existing vaccines, he said.

Unfair distribution of vaccines was not just a moral outrage but "also economically and epidemiologically self-defeating".

The world will not be safe until everyone is safe, Dr Tedros said.