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Mariana Siritanu, nursing director, embarks on another busy day meeting the needs of patients and staff
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Medical staff check the temperature of the visitor at the entrance of the Prime Hospital
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Dozens of patients have been successfully treated for Covid-19 at Prime Hospital in Dubai. All pictures by Pawan Singh/The National
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Hospital staff are working tirelessly to protect lives
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Prime Hospital has undergone a transformation to ensure it is geared up for a rising number of coronavirus cases across the Emirates
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Dr Adel Alsisi, the chief medical officer at Prime Hospital (left) and hospital director Shatrujeet Kumar Rai
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Cameras monitor the progress of Covid-19 patients as they are treated on isolation wards
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Mariana Siritanu, nursing director, embarks on another busy day meeting the needs of patients and staff
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Medical staff check the temperature of the visitor at the entrance of the Prime Hospital
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Dozens of patients have been successfully treated for Covid-19 at Prime Hospital in Dubai. All pictures by Pawan Singh/The National
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Hospital staff are working tirelessly to protect lives
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Prime Hospital has undergone a transformation to ensure it is geared up for a rising number of coronavirus cases across the Emirates
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Dr Adel Alsisi, the chief medical officer at Prime Hospital (left) and hospital director Shatrujeet Kumar Rai
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Cameras monitor the progress of Covid-19 patients as they are treated on isolation wards
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Mariana Siritanu, nursing director, embarks on another busy day meeting the needs of patients and staff
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21 October, 2020
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