Coronavirus: UAE reports highest case numbers in more than 10 months

Death toll reaches 2,185 after three patients died overnight

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 3,068 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday, the highest number of infections in 10 months.

A total of 3,072 infections were reported on March 5, 2021.

Friday's daily caseload took the total number of infections to 799,065.

The number of recoveries reached 758,031 after 1,226 people were given the all-clear in the past 24 hours.

Officials said three patients died overnight, pushing the toll to 2,185.

The latest cases were identified from 424,861 tests. More than 116 million PCR tests have been conducted in the country since the pandemic began.

The National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management said 13,432 vaccine doses were administered in the 24-hour reporting period with 92.87 per cent of the population now fully vaccinated.

The country crossed the 23 million vaccine doses milestone on Friday.

On Wednesday, authorities said Abu Dhabi’s public and private schools would continue with distance learning for another week.

Children were due to return to classrooms on Monday, January 17, after adopting remote teaching for the first two weeks of term to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

But under the new announcement pupils would continue to study remotely for the week ending on Friday, January 21.