Coronavirus: 564 new Covid-19 cases in UAE, bringing total to 14,163

More than 26,000 tests were conducted across the country over the past 24 hours

Medical staff inside a Covid-19 screening centre at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Reuters

A healthcare worker tests a man for Covid-19 at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Reuters

A health worker examines a sample taken from a labourer in the Al Quoz district of Dubai. The UAE has significantly increased testing for the coronavirus that causes Covid-19. AFP

A medic takes samples from a worker at a testing centre in Al Quoz. AFP

A man wearing a protective mask has his body temperature reading taken upon arriving at the police station in Naif. AFP

An employee wears a protective face mask and shield while collecting carts outside a Lulu hypermarket in Dubai. Bloomberg

A man, wearing a protective mask to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, has his temperature taken at the Ibn Battuta centre in Dubai. AFP

Frontline workers, such as medics leading the fight against Covid-19, are being recognised in the UAE. Reuters

The UAE has identified 564 new cases of Covid-19, after conducting 26,000 tests over the past 24 hours.

On Sunday, the Ministry of Health and Prevention said 99 patients recovered and seven had died of complications related to pre-existing conditions.

The new figures brought the UAE's tallies to 14,163 cases, 2,763 recoveries and 126 deaths.

At the weekend, the UAE announced that researchers in Abu Dhabi were to increase testing on stem cell treatment that appeared to help coronavirus patients to recover.

The medication, developed by Abu Dhabi Stem Cell Centre, was used on 73 patients in the Emirates with Covid-19 - about 25 per cent of those were in intensive care.

All of those involved in the trial have since recovered and it is thought the treatment played a part. The first patient was treated on April 4.