• Dubai Mounted Police officers, in Al Aweer, patrol residential and commercial areas from 6pm to 6am to ensure residents are staying safe indoors during Covid-19 lockdown. Reem Mohammed / The National
    Dubai Mounted Police officers, in Al Aweer, patrol residential and commercial areas from 6pm to 6am to ensure residents are staying safe indoors during Covid-19 lockdown. Reem Mohammed / The National
  • Downtown Abu Dhabi shot from Al Reem Island. Victor Besa / The National
    Downtown Abu Dhabi shot from Al Reem Island. Victor Besa / The National
  • The Dubai Mounted Police department was established in 1976 with seven horses, five riders and four horse groomers. Today it has more than 130 Arabian and Anglo-Arabian horses, 75 riders and 45 groomers. Reem Mohammed / The National
    The Dubai Mounted Police department was established in 1976 with seven horses, five riders and four horse groomers. Today it has more than 130 Arabian and Anglo-Arabian horses, 75 riders and 45 groomers. Reem Mohammed / The National
  • Dubai Mounted Police officers patrol the streets from 6pm to 6am. Reem Mohammed / The National
    Dubai Mounted Police officers patrol the streets from 6pm to 6am. Reem Mohammed / The National
  • Dubai Mounted Police officers line-up for a briefing before saddling up the horses. Reem Mohammed / The National
    Dubai Mounted Police officers line-up for a briefing before saddling up the horses. Reem Mohammed / The National
  • Dubai Mounted Police officers, in Al Aweer. Reem Mohammed / The National
    Dubai Mounted Police officers, in Al Aweer. Reem Mohammed / The National
  • A delivery van crosses back to downtown Abu Dhabi from Al Maryah Island on a hazy day. Victor Besa / The National
    A delivery van crosses back to downtown Abu Dhabi from Al Maryah Island on a hazy day. Victor Besa / The National
  • Police efforts at labour camps to combat the spread of Covid-19. Victor Besa / The National
    Police efforts at labour camps to combat the spread of Covid-19. Victor Besa / The National
  • The Carpet Souk at the Zayed Port area. Carpet salesmen waiting for customers. Victor Besa / The National
    The Carpet Souk at the Zayed Port area. Carpet salesmen waiting for customers. Victor Besa / The National
  • The Carpet Souk at the Zayed Port area. Victor Besa / The National
    The Carpet Souk at the Zayed Port area. Victor Besa / The National
  • Ramadan date sales at the Abu Dhabi Dates market at Mina Zayed. Victor Besa / The National
    Ramadan date sales at the Abu Dhabi Dates market at Mina Zayed. Victor Besa / The National
  • Commuters wait for their bus along Airport Road. Victor Besa / The National
    Commuters wait for their bus along Airport Road. Victor Besa / The National
  • View of the quiet street in International City in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
    View of the quiet street in International City in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
  • View of the empty road going towards Atlantis hotel on Palm Jumeirah in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
    View of the empty road going towards Atlantis hotel on Palm Jumeirah in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
  • View of the tunnel near the Atlantis hotel on Palm Jumeirah in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
    View of the tunnel near the Atlantis hotel on Palm Jumeirah in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

Coronavirus: UAE reports 490 new cases and three deaths


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The UAE reported 490 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday after carrying out a further 30,000 tests.

Three more people have died from the disease and 83 patients made a full recovery.

The total number of cases in the Emirates now stands at 7,775, with 46 deaths. Total recoveries stand at 1,443.

The Ministry of Health and Prevention said the three patients to have died all came from Asian countries and had existing chronic illnesses.

The UAE has announced 1,453 coronavirus cases so far this week.

The spike in case numbers in recent weeks has coincided with efforts to ramp up testing across the Emirates.

The UAE has conducted more than 800,000 tests as part of a widespread effort to stem the spread of Covid-19.

As well as opening more than a dozen drive-through testing centres across the country, the UAE has also approved plans for home testing for people with disabilities.

Field hospitals have been set up in Dubai and Ajman to treat rising numbers of patients.

In Abu Dhabi, plans are being drawn up to draft in private sector doctors and nurses to help the country combat the pandemic.

Dr Farida Al Hosani, spokeswoman for the UAE health sector, said on Monday that patients in the country are tested at least twice before being discharged from hospital to ensure they are free of the virus.

The number of Covid-19 cases globally has now topped 2.5 million.

More than 171,000 people who contracted the virus have died, while the number of recoveries has crossed 658,000.