Coronavirus: UAE records 225 new cases

Len Apie, from the Philippines, brought her children Lewis, 9, and Clark, 6, to receive a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in Dubai. All photos: Shuchita Gautam

There is a separate wing for children at the Oud Metha vaccination centre.

The centre is decorated with balloons and cartoon cutouts.

A child gets her face painted after receiving the vaccine.

Parents said the experience was smooth on the first day and they were in and out in 10 to 15 minutes.

The UAE recorded 225 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, taking the overall tally of infections to 900,251.

Another 253 people overcame the virus as total recoveries climbed to 884,228.

The latest cases were confirmed after 195,790 additional PCR tests were conducted over the past 24 hours.

No Covid-related deaths have been reported since March 7 and the toll remains at 2,302.

More than 157 million tests have been conducted to date under a robust mass-screening programme that has been central to the country's recovery strategy.

Authorities have said 100 per cent of the eligible population in the UAE received at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose, with 97.74 per cent fully vaccinated.