An Emirates plane carrying doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine arrives at Sydney International airport. The shipment contained 300,000 doses. Getty
An Emirates plane carrying doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine arrives at Sydney International airport. The shipment contained 300,000 doses. Getty
The doses are removed after arriving in Sydney. The Therapeutic Goods Administration will batch-test the shipment before the shots are administered. Getty
The doses are removed after arriving in Sydney. The Therapeutic Goods Administration will batch-test the shipment before the shots are administered. Getty
Workers remove doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in Sydney. Getty
Workers remove doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in Sydney. Getty
The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is the second Covid-19 shot to arrive in Australia. Getty
The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is the second Covid-19 shot to arrive in Australia. Getty
Workers unload the doses from an Emirates aircraft. Getty
Workers unload the doses from an Emirates aircraft. Getty

Transport

Emirates airline delivers Australia's first batch of AstraZeneca - in pictures

Flight carried 300,000 doses of AstraZeneca, more than doubling Australia's vaccine supply

The National

February 28, 2021

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Emirates airline delivered Australia's first vials of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to Sydney on Sunday morning.

The Emirates flight, which landed at 9.30am local time, carried 300,000 doses of the vaccine, more than doubling Australia's supply of vaccine doses.

AstraZeneca is the second vaccine approved for use in the country, after Pfizer-BioNTech.

The first doses of AstraZeneca will be administered from March 8, government officials said.

Dubai has become a centre for international distribution of coronavirus vaccines after the launch of Vaccine Logistics Alliance, a project that brings together Emirates, DP World, Dubai Airports and International Humanitarian City to deliver two billion doses of vaccine in 2021.

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Dubai works towards better air quality by 2021

Dubai is on a mission to record good air quality for 90 per cent of the year – up from 86 per cent annually today – by 2021.

The municipality plans to have seven mobile air-monitoring stations by 2020 to capture more accurate data in hourly and daily trends of pollution.

These will be on the Palm Jumeirah, Al Qusais, Muhaisnah, Rashidiyah, Al Wasl, Al Quoz and Dubai Investment Park.

“It will allow real-time responding for emergency cases,” said Khaldoon Al Daraji, first environment safety officer at the municipality.

“We’re in a good position except for the cases that are out of our hands, such as sandstorms.

“Sandstorms are our main concern because the UAE is just a receiver.

“The hotspots are Iran, Saudi Arabia and southern Iraq, but we’re working hard with the region to reduce the cycle of sandstorm generation.”

Mr Al Daraji said monitoring as it stood covered 47 per cent of Dubai.

There are 12 fixed stations in the emirate, but Dubai also receives information from monitors belonging to other entities.

“There are 25 stations in total,” Mr Al Daraji said.

“We added new technology and equipment used for the first time for the detection of heavy metals.

“A hundred parameters can be detected but we want to expand it to make sure that the data captured can allow a baseline study in some areas to ensure they are well positioned.”

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The flights Fly Dubai, Air Arabia, Emirates, Etihad, and Royal Jordanian all offer direct, three-and-a-half-hour flights from the UAE to the Jordanian capital Amman. Alternatively, from June Fly Dubai will offer a new direct service from Dubai to Aqaba in the south of the country. See the airlines’ respective sites for varying prices or search on reliable price-comparison site Skyscanner.

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Jamie Lafferty was a guest of the Jordan Tourist Board. For more information on adventure tourism in Jordan see Visit Jordan. A number of new and established tour companies offer the chance to go caving, rock-climbing, canyoning, and mountaineering in Jordan. Prices vary depending on how many activities you want to do and how many days you plan to stay in the country. Among the leaders are Terhaal, who offer a two-day canyoning trip from Dh845 per person. If you really want to push your limits, contact the Stronger Team. For a more trek-focused trip, KE Adventure offers an eight-day trip from Dh5,300 per person.

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