Coronavirus: UAE records 575 new cases


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The UAE reported 575 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday after a further 242,364 tests were carried out.

The new cases bring the tally of infections to 909,222.

No deaths were reported, with the toll remaining at 2,305. Another 449 people beat the virus, taking total recoveries to 892,687.

Daily figures have risen gradually in recent weeks, with Thursday's figure the highest since early March.

But they remain significantly lower than the 3,000 daily cases reported in January.

More than 162.3 million tests have been conducted since the start of the pandemic under a comprehensive screening strategy aimed at limiting community transmission.

UAE authorities announced on Thursday that “100 per cent of the target groups in the country” have now been vaccinated.

The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority said the UAE's Covid-19 vaccination campaign, which started more than two years ago, had reached its goal.

Key facilities
  • Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
  • Premier League-standard football pitch
  • 400m Olympic running track
  • NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
  • 600-seat auditorium
  • Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
  • An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
  • Specialist robotics and science laboratories
  • AR and VR-enabled learning centres
  • Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills
OIL PLEDGE

At the start of Russia's invasion, IEA member countries held 1.5 billion barrels in public reserves and about 575 million barrels under obligations with industry, according to the agency's website. The two collective actions of the IEA this year of 62.7 million barrels, which was agreed on March 1, and this week's 120 million barrels amount to 9 per cent of total emergency reserves, it added.

Updated: June 02, 2022, 11:34 AM`