UAE records 1,542 new Covid-19 cases and four deaths

A woman receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Zabeel Health Centre in Dubai.

A teenage receives the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in Dubai.

A woman receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Zabeel Health Centre.

Asha Susan Philip, a nurse with Dubai Health Authority, receives the Pfizer vaccine. Dubai Media Office

A girl receives a vaccine dose in Dubai.

A boy receives the Covid-19 Pfizer-BioNTech shot in Dubai.

A health worker prepares to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in Dubai.

A nurse displays a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Al Barsha Health Centre.

A boy receives a vaccine dose in Dubai.

A boy is given the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

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The UAE reported 1,542 new coronavirus cases on Monday, following an additional 238,114 tests.

The latest caseload brought the total number of infections recorded since the pandemic began to 651,762.

Four people died of Covid-related causes in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 1,870.

Another 1,519 people overcame the virus, taking the total number of recoveries to 629,809.

The number of active cases in the Emirates stands at 20,083.

The National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority said three-quarters of the UAE population has received at least the first dose, with 65 per cent of residents fully vaccinated.

The UAE is carrying out one of the world’s fastest vaccination programmes to curb the spread of the virus.

Meanwhile, researchers in the UK have made a discovery that could lead to a simple test for long Covid.

Imperial College London scientists found a pattern of rogue antibodies in the blood of a small number of people with long-Covid symptoms. They hope a simple test could be ready in 6 to 18 months.