Residents wearing masks on their way home after a day's work at central Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa/The National
Residents wearing masks on their way home after a day's work at central Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa/The National
A Talabat driver is all thumbs up at central Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa/The National
A Talabat driver is all thumbs up at central Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa/The National
A medical staff works inside a lab for analysing the coronavirus tests, at Rafik Hariri University Hospital, in Beirut, Lebanon. REUTERS
A medical staff works inside a lab for analysing the coronavirus tests, at Rafik Hariri University Hospital, in Beirut, Lebanon. REUTERS
A worker disinfects a room where patients undergo tests for the coronavirus disease at Rafik Hariri University Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon. REUTERS
A worker disinfects a room where patients undergo tests for the coronavirus disease at Rafik Hariri University Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon. REUTERS
Fatiha Amahrane, director of Mansour Eddahbi college, organises students into social distancing at the entrance to the Mansour Eddahbi College in the Derb El Kabir district at the AL Fida prefecture in Casablanca, Morocco. Today it is the start of the school year in Casablanca, with a delayed start due to the COVID-19 pandemic. AP Photo
Fatiha Amahrane, director of Mansour Eddahbi college, organises students into social distancing at the entrance to the Mansour Eddahbi College in the Derb El Kabir district at the AL Fida prefecture in Casablanca, Morocco. Today it is the start of the school year in Casablanca, with a delayed start due to the COVID-19 pandemic. AP Photo
Student Imane Date disinfects his hands in his classroom at Mansour Eddahbi college in the Derb El Kabir district of the AL Fida prefecture in Casablanca, Morocco. Today it is the start of the school year in Casablanca, with a delayed start due to the COVID-19 pandemic. AP Photo
Student Imane Date disinfects his hands in his classroom at Mansour Eddahbi college in the Derb El Kabir district of the AL Fida prefecture in Casablanca, Morocco. Today it is the start of the school year in Casablanca, with a delayed start due to the COVID-19 pandemic. AP Photo
Tunisian artists and cultural workers observe a sit-in in front the opera theatre in the capital Tunis amid the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi announced the ban on all gatherings, and reiterated the obligation to wear the mask in order to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, which threatens to saturate hospitals. AFP
Tunisian artists and cultural workers observe a sit-in in front the opera theatre in the capital Tunis amid the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi announced the ban on all gatherings, and reiterated the obligation to wear the mask in order to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, which threatens to saturate hospitals. AFP
Tunisian Health Minister Faouzi Mehdi speaks during a press conference with the Minister of the Interior Taoufik Charfeddine in Tunis, Tunisia. According to Mehdi, his ministry is currently working to increase the number of resuscitation beds through the creation of field hospitals in cooperation with the ministry of National Defense and civil society, in an effort to ease the strain on hospitals that are under pressure from the increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases. EPA
Tunisian Health Minister Faouzi Mehdi speaks during a press conference with the Minister of the Interior Taoufik Charfeddine in Tunis, Tunisia. According to Mehdi, his ministry is currently working to increase the number of resuscitation beds through the creation of field hospitals in cooperation with the ministry of National Defense and civil society, in an effort to ease the strain on hospitals that are under pressure from the increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases. EPA
A woman takes a coronavirus test at the Ankara City Hospital in Ankara, Turkey. As coronavirus cases continue to rise around the globe, Turkey is also seeing a new rise in cases as it goes through a second peak of the first wave of the virus. Ankara, the nation’s capital has the highest number of confirmed cases in the country according to figures from the health ministry. In a recent press conference Health Minister Fahrettin Koca acknowledged that the daily coronavirus figures published by the health ministry are not including asymptomatic people, causing fears to grow around the true number of cases across the country. Getty Images
A woman takes a coronavirus test at the Ankara City Hospital in Ankara, Turkey. As coronavirus cases continue to rise around the globe, Turkey is also seeing a new rise in cases as it goes through a second peak of the first wave of the virus. Ankara, the nation’s capital has the highest number of confirmed cases in the country according to figures from the health ministry. In a recent press conference Health Minister Fahrettin Koca acknowledged that the daily coronavirus figures published by the health ministry are not including asymptomatic people, causing fears to grow around the true number of cases across the country. Getty Images
Medical staff tend to a COVID-19 patient at the Ankara City Hospital, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in Ankara, Turkey. Getty Images
Medical staff tend to a COVID-19 patient at the Ankara City Hospital, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in Ankara, Turkey. Getty Images
A Palestinian boy wearing a protective face mask looks through an opening in a sheet as he watches people harvest dates amid the coronavirus disease restrictions, in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. REUTERS
A Palestinian boy wearing a protective face mask looks through an opening in a sheet as he watches people harvest dates amid the coronavirus disease restrictions, in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. REUTERS
A Palestinian fisherman repairs his net at a beach amid the coronavirus disease restrictions, in the northern Gaza Strip. REUTERS
A Palestinian fisherman repairs his net at a beach amid the coronavirus disease restrictions, in the northern Gaza Strip. REUTERS

Coronavirus 'red alerts' issued for almost all Iran provinces

Infections and deaths keep rising in the Middle East state hit hardest by the pandemic

The National

October 06, 2020

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Iran's Health Ministry said nearly the whole country is on a coronavirus red alert as cases and deaths rose to record levels, with a member of the state task force saying field hospitals might be needed if people flout the rules.

Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari told state television that 26 of Iran's 31 provinces were "red" zones, the highest alert level, while four were at the next "orange" level.

Authorities registered a record high 3,902 new cases in a day, with the total number of identified cases in the worst-hit country in the Middle East rising to 475,674, Ms Lari said.

She said 235 patients had died in the past 24 hours, equalling a daily death toll high recorded on July 28, bringing the official number to 27,192. Unofficially, authorities say infections and deaths may be many times higher due to issues with testing and reporting.

Officials complained people have defied regulations to wear face masks and some families used lockdowns to go on trips, causing the virus to spread and filling up hospitals.

"If people keep going on weekend trips, our patients might have to go to field hospitals," Masoud Mardani, a member of the state coronavirus task force, told Khabaronline news website.

On Saturday, schools, libraries, mosques and other public institutions in the capital, Tehran, closed for a week as part of measures to stem the rapid rise in Covid-19 cases.

Similar closures have been imposed in the Zanjan province, north-west of Tehan, and cities in several other provinces, shutting museums, theatres, gyms, cafes and hair salons, state media said.

Iran has also banned flights to Iraq to stop citizens from travelling to the neighbouring country for the annual pilgrimage of Arbaeen, which draws large crowds. Land borders to Iraq were also closed.

After stopping flights to Turkey, Iran's Civil Aviation Organisation said on Monday, one flight a day would be allowed in each direction.

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TERMINAL HIGH ALTITUDE AREA DEFENCE (THAAD)

What is THAAD?

It is considered to be the US's most superior missile defence system.

Production:

It was created in 2008.

Speed:

THAAD missiles can travel at over Mach 8, so fast that it is hypersonic.

Abilities:

THAAD is designed to take out  ballistic missiles as they are on their downward trajectory towards their target, otherwise known as the "terminal phase".

Purpose:

To protect high-value strategic sites, such as airfields or population centres.

Range:

THAAD can target projectiles inside and outside the Earth's atmosphere, at an altitude of 150 kilometres above the Earth's surface.

Creators:

Lockheed Martin was originally granted the contract to develop the system in 1992. Defence company Raytheon sub-contracts to develop other major parts of the system, such as ground-based radar.

UAE and THAAD:

In 2011, the UAE became the first country outside of the US to buy two THAAD missile defence systems. It then stationed them in 2016, becoming the first Gulf country to do so.

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Record fish: 56kg sailfish

Member of: International Game Fish Association

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How to apply for a drone permit
  • Individuals must register on UAE Drone app or website using their UAE Pass
  • Add all their personal details, including name, nationality, passport number, Emiratis ID, email and phone number
  • Upload the training certificate from a centre accredited by the GCAA
  • Submit their request
What are the regulations?
  • Fly it within visual line of sight
  • Never over populated areas
  • Ensure maximum flying height of 400 feet (122 metres) above ground level is not crossed
  • Users must avoid flying over restricted areas listed on the UAE Drone app
  • Only fly the drone during the day, and never at night
  • Should have a live feed of the drone flight
  • Drones must weigh 5 kg or less
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