Sharjah apartment block fire, 462 new cases in the UAE - The Daily Update



On today's update, a fire at a 51-storey building in Sharjah, the latest coronavirus figures and a new strand of the disease. Also, India's repatriation to start and the Pakistani consulate warns of a fake ticket scam.

Cody Combs joins us for what's trending.

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Sharjah tower fire - in pictures

Sharjah is to replace hazardous cladding on buildings, with work starting this week. Such cladding was cited as the cause of a major blaze at Abbco Tower in the emirate in 2020. Chris Whiteoak / The National