• The Al Hosn app can be used as official proof of vaccination, to show negative PCR test status, to travel and to enter certain live events.
    The Al Hosn app can be used as official proof of vaccination, to show negative PCR test status, to travel and to enter certain live events.
  • Asha Susan Philip, a nurse with Dubai Health Authority, receives the Pfizer vaccine. On Tuesday, Abu Dhabi also approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use in the emirate.
    Asha Susan Philip, a nurse with Dubai Health Authority, receives the Pfizer vaccine. On Tuesday, Abu Dhabi also approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use in the emirate.
  • A child, 9, is held by her mother as she receives the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine during a clinical trial for children at Duke University in the US. In the UAE, those who are 16 and above are eligible to receive the vaccine.
    A child, 9, is held by her mother as she receives the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine during a clinical trial for children at Duke University in the US. In the UAE, those who are 16 and above are eligible to receive the vaccine.
  • The Pfizer vaccine will be available at select clinics in Abu Dhabi city, Al Ain and Al Dhafrah, by appointment only.
    The Pfizer vaccine will be available at select clinics in Abu Dhabi city, Al Ain and Al Dhafrah, by appointment only.
  • A boy receives an injection during a trial of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine among children aged between 12 and 15, at Duke University in the US.
    A boy receives an injection during a trial of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine among children aged between 12 and 15, at Duke University in the US.
  • Last week, Dubai Health Authority said recovered patients and breastfeeding mothers are now eligible for Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
    Last week, Dubai Health Authority said recovered patients and breastfeeding mothers are now eligible for Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
  • Pfizer received emergency approval in the UAE in December after trials showed it was 95 per cent effective. Dubai started distributing it in December and the vaccine is now available in the capital.
    Pfizer received emergency approval in the UAE in December after trials showed it was 95 per cent effective. Dubai started distributing it in December and the vaccine is now available in the capital.
  • The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is the second Covid-19 vaccine to be made available in Abu Dhabi, which began a mass vaccine campaign in mid-December using a shot produced by Chinese company Sinopharm.
    The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is the second Covid-19 vaccine to be made available in Abu Dhabi, which began a mass vaccine campaign in mid-December using a shot produced by Chinese company Sinopharm.

Health

Coronavirus: UAE records 1,973 new cases as 1,744 recover

Ministry of Health and Prevention said 202,068 people were tested for Covid-19 over the previous 24-hour period

The National

April 23, 2021

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The UAE recorded 1,973 new Covid-19 cases and two further deaths in the past 24 hours.

Active cases in the country now number 16,616 while the death toll rose to 1,567.

Another 1,744 people recovered from the virus, with the total number of recoveries now at 488,664.

On Friday, the Ministry of Health and Prevention said 202,068 people were tested for Covid-19 over the previous 24-hour period.

A total of 42,698,466 tests have been carried out in the UAE since the beginning of the outbreak.

The UAE passed the milestone of 10 million vaccine doses administered.

The Emirates hit the milestone on Thursday after 101,239 more people received a shot against the disease in the previous 24 hours.

Commenting on the achievement, the Minister of Health and Prevention highlighted the importance of choosing to vaccinate "to ensure recovery from the pandemic".

More than half the UAE population have now been vaccinated, which has helped to bring new cases down from a high of almost 4,000 a day in January to about 2,000 in recent weeks.

About 5.1 million people have received their first dose of a vaccine, while more than 3.8 million people are fully inoculated.

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