A worker disinfects cars before they pass a drive-through coronavirus screening centre at Ain Shams in Cairo. AFP
A worker disinfects cars before they pass a drive-through coronavirus screening centre at Ain Shams in Cairo. AFP
Mahmoud Islam, 24, shows a coronavirus-shaped ice cream inside the Roll Zone shop in the Cairo neighbourhood of Giza, Egypt. Reuters
Mahmoud Islam, 24, shows a coronavirus-shaped ice cream inside the Roll Zone shop in the Cairo neighbourhood of Giza, Egypt. Reuters
People wear face masks to protect against the spread of coronavirus in Ankara, Turkey. AP Photo
People wear face masks to protect against the spread of coronavirus in Ankara, Turkey. AP Photo
An aerial picture taken with a drone shows graves of victims who died with coronavirus at a cemetery in the city of Najaf, southern Iraq. EPA
An aerial picture taken with a drone shows graves of victims who died with coronavirus at a cemetery in the city of Najaf, southern Iraq. EPA
Butchers, wearing protective face masks, carve meat in the northeastern city of Sulaimaniyah, Iraq. AFP
Butchers, wearing protective face masks, carve meat in the northeastern city of Sulaimaniyah, Iraq. AFP
A man shops for fabric in the northeastern city of Sulaimaniyah, Iraq. AFP
A man shops for fabric in the northeastern city of Sulaimaniyah, Iraq. AFP
Men sit at a traditional cafe in the historic city of Shaqlawah, about 48 kilometres northeast of Erbil, in the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region. AFP
Men sit at a traditional cafe in the historic city of Shaqlawah, about 48 kilometres northeast of Erbil, in the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region. AFP
A man crosses by boat from Rabat to Sale after lockdown measures were lifted, in Morocco. AP Photo
A man crosses by boat from Rabat to Sale after lockdown measures were lifted, in Morocco. AP Photo
Yasmin, left, applies makeup to her friend, Mariam, as they spend time outdoors for the first time since lockdown measures were lifted, in Rabat, Morocco. AP Photo
Yasmin, left, applies makeup to her friend, Mariam, as they spend time outdoors for the first time since lockdown measures were lifted, in Rabat, Morocco. AP Photo
Algerians are pictured at the seafront promenade in the Bab Al Oued district of Algiers. AFP
Algerians are pictured at the seafront promenade in the Bab Al Oued district of Algiers. AFP
Algeria's capital Algiers at the start of a curfew. AFP
Algeria's capital Algiers at the start of a curfew. AFP
An Algerian man leads his fighting ram back home before a curfew is imposed. AFP
An Algerian man leads his fighting ram back home before a curfew is imposed. AFP

Coronavirus live: US cases could reach 100,000 a day, top expert Anthony Fauci warns

Dr Anthony Fauci warns cases will rise if Americans do not wear masks and recommit to social distancing

The National

July 01, 2020

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This blog contains coronavirus news and developments for the months of May and June and is now closed. For July's Covid-19 live updates from The National please visit here.

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Trump v Khan

2016: Feud begins after Khan criticised Trump’s proposed Muslim travel ban to US

2017: Trump criticises Khan’s ‘no reason to be alarmed’ response to London Bridge terror attacks

2019: Trump calls Khan a “stone cold loser” before first state visit

2019: Trump tweets about “Khan’s Londonistan”, calling him “a national disgrace”

2022:  Khan’s office attributes rise in Islamophobic abuse against the major to hostility stoked during Trump’s presidency

July 2025 During a golfing trip to Scotland, Trump calls Khan “a nasty person”

Sept 2025 Trump blames Khan for London’s “stabbings and the dirt and the filth”.

Dec 2025 Trump suggests migrants got Khan elected, calls him a “horrible, vicious, disgusting mayor”

THE SPECS

      

 

Engine: 1.5-litre

 

Transmission: 6-speed automatic

 

Power: 110 horsepower 

 

Torque: 147Nm 

 

Price: From Dh59,700 

 

On sale: now  

 
The burning issue

The internal combustion engine is facing a watershed moment – major manufacturer Volvo is to stop producing petroleum-powered vehicles by 2021 and countries in Europe, including the UK, have vowed to ban their sale before 2040. The National takes a look at the story of one of the most successful technologies of the last 100 years and how it has impacted life in the UAE. 

Read part four: an affection for classic cars lives on

Read part three: the age of the electric vehicle begins

Read part one: how cars came to the UAE

 

Classification of skills

A worker is categorised as skilled by the MOHRE based on nine levels given in the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO) issued by the International Labour Organisation. 

A skilled worker would be someone at a professional level (levels 1 – 5) which includes managers, professionals, technicians and associate professionals, clerical support workers, and service and sales workers.

The worker must also have an attested educational certificate higher than secondary or an equivalent certification, and earn a monthly salary of at least Dh4,000. 

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