UAE reports 2,114 new Covid-19 cases

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The UAE reported 2,114 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday, taking the total number of infections since the pandemic began in late January 2020 to 853,651.

Another 1,077 people recovered from the virus in the 24-hour reporting period, bringing the total of recoveries to 781,970.

A further five people died due to Covid-19 complications, taking the total death toll to 2,258.

The number of active cases stands at 69,423.

These latest cases were identified from 486,936 PCR tests.

More than 127 million tests have been carried out since the pandemic began.

Data from the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority shows more than 23.6 million vaccine doses have been given to citizens and residents — with about 94 per cent of the population now fully vaccinated.

More children are expected to be vaccinated, after authorities said the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine can now be given to children over 5.

The Ministry of Health will make doses available to children across the Emirates.

Dubai began taking bookings for children aged 5 to 11 on Tuesday.

The Sinopharm vaccine for children between 3 and 17 has been available since August.

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Two-step truce

The UN-brokered ceasefire deal for Hodeidah will be implemented in two stages, with the first to be completed before the New Year begins, according to the Arab Coalition supporting the Yemeni government.

By midnight on December 31, the Houthi rebels will have to withdraw from the ports of Hodeidah, Ras Issa and Al Saqef, coalition officials told The National.

The second stage will be the complete withdrawal of all pro-government forces and rebels from Hodeidah city, to be completed by midnight on January 7.

The process is to be overseen by a Redeployment Co-ordination Committee (RCC) comprising UN monitors and representatives of the government and the rebels.

The agreement also calls the deployment of UN-supervised neutral forces in the city and the establishment of humanitarian corridors to ensure distribution of aid across the country.

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