Coronavirus: UAE reports 2,627 new cases

Expo 2020 Dubai has stringent safety measures in place to protect the public. All photos: Chris Whiteoak/ The National

The sprawling Dubai site has a series of robust protocols to safeguard the public.

Covid-19 safety rules are set out by Expo 2020 officials.

Expo 2020 Dubai has made vaccinations and boosters mandatory for staff, volunteers, contractors and service providers.

Visitors sanitise their hands for protection against Covid-19 at the world's fair.

Expo 2020 Dubai is committed to provide an enjoyable and safe experience for the tens of thousands of people who visit the site each day.

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The UAE reported 2,627 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday.

This took the total number of infections to 780,211 since the first case was reported on January 29, 2020.

Health officials said there were no deaths reported in the past 24 hours and the toll remained at 2,170.

Another 930 people beat the virus, bringing total recoveries to 751,086.

There are 26,955 active cases in the country.

The latest cases were identified from 384,622 tests. More than 114 million PCR tests have been conducted in the country since the pandemic began.

Official data shows 22,787,751 vaccines have been administered since the Emirates embarked on an aggressive vaccination campaign in December 2020.

This means 92.39 per cent of the population is fully vaccinated.