• A Covid-19 vaccination centre in Dubai's International Financial Centre district. AFP
    A Covid-19 vaccination centre in Dubai's International Financial Centre district. AFP
  • A masked falconer entertains tourists at Dubai's historic Al Fahidi neighbourhood. AFP
    A masked falconer entertains tourists at Dubai's historic Al Fahidi neighbourhood. AFP
  • Cove Beach at Caesars Palace, Dubai. Reuters
    Cove Beach at Caesars Palace, Dubai. Reuters
  • Fitness enthusiasts in Dubai return to gyms as Covid-19 restrictions ease. Antonie Robertson / The National
    Fitness enthusiasts in Dubai return to gyms as Covid-19 restrictions ease. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • Coronavirus vaccine shipment arrives at Dubai International Airport. AFP
    Coronavirus vaccine shipment arrives at Dubai International Airport. AFP
  • The number of joggers has increased steadily along Dubai's Palm Jumeirah island in recent months. EPA
    The number of joggers has increased steadily along Dubai's Palm Jumeirah island in recent months. EPA
  • A nationwide vaccination and screening drive in Dubai has been credited for helping to limit the spread of Covid-19. Dubai Media Office
    A nationwide vaccination and screening drive in Dubai has been credited for helping to limit the spread of Covid-19. Dubai Media Office
  • Temperature scanners at Dubai International Airport are one of several measures introduced by the emirate to help detect Covid-19 among travellers. AP
    Temperature scanners at Dubai International Airport are one of several measures introduced by the emirate to help detect Covid-19 among travellers. AP

Coronavirus: UAE records 2,022 new cases


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The UAE recorded 2,022 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday.

These cases brought the country’s overall tally to 487,697. Another 1,731 people beat the virus, taking total recoveries to 471,906.

Four more died from complications caused by Covid-19, bringing the death toll to 1,537. Active cases stand at 14,254.

More than one year since the coronavirus was declared a pandemic, the UAE is cautiously returning to normal.

Cases have been hovering around 2,000 a day this month – down from close to 4,000 in January.

Mass testing and one of the world's fastest vaccination campaigns have seen the UAE emerge from the crisis quicker than most.

Authorities on Tuesday said 118,805 vaccine doses were given in the UAE over the past 24 hours, to reach 9.15 million doses in total. This represents a rate of 92.58 doses per 100 people.

Meanwhile, Europe passed the grim milestone of one million coronavirus deaths on Monday, with cases rising in several other parts of the globe.

"We are in a critical point of the pandemic right now," said Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's technical lead on Covid-19.

"The trajectory of this pandemic is growing, exponentially. This is not the situation we want to be in 16 months into a pandemic when we have proven control measures."

Coronavirus has already killed more than three million people, according to a Reuters tally, and infected almost 137 million around the world.