The UAE reported 298 new coronavirus cases on Sunday as the daily caseload dipped below 300 for the first time since August 24, 2020.
360 people recovered from the virus.
Officials said one person died in the past 24 hours from complications.
The country has recorded 734,894 cases, 727,166 recoveries and 2,090 deaths since the first Covid-19 case was detected in the Emirates on January 29 last year.
Widespread testing and tracing, stringent safety measures and a high vaccination rate have been credited for bringing down daily infections.
Cases have dropped below 300 after reaching close to 4,000 a day in January.
An additional 338,923 tests were conducted over the 24-hour period, bringing to 82,780,111 the total number carried out since the outbreak began.
A total of 19,847,232 vaccine doses have been given across the country and currently 82.61 per cent of the population is fully vaccinated.
The most expensive investment mistake you will ever make
When is the best time to start saving in a pension? The answer is simple – at the earliest possible moment. The first pound, euro, dollar or dirham you invest is the most valuable, as it has so much longer to grow in value. If you start in your twenties, it could be invested for 40 years or more, which means you have decades for compound interest to work its magic.
“You get growth upon growth upon growth, followed by more growth. The earlier you start the process, the more it will all roll up,” says Chris Davies, chartered financial planner at The Fry Group in Dubai.
This table shows how much you would have in your pension at age 65, depending on when you start and how much you pay in (it assumes your investments grow 7 per cent a year after charges and you have no other savings).
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Age
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$250 a month
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$500 a month
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$1,000 a month
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25
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$640,829
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$1,281,657
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$2,563,315
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35
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$303,219
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$606,439
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$1,212,877
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45
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$131,596
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$263,191
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$526,382
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55
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$44,351
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$88,702
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$177,403
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- Pakistan v Bangladesh (Cardiff)
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- England v Afghanistan (The Oval, London)
Tuesday, May 28
- West Indies v New Zealand (Bristol)
- Bangladesh v India (Cardiff)
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