• The Al Hosn app can be used as official proof of vaccination, to show negative PCR test status, to travel and to enter certain live events.
    The Al Hosn app can be used as official proof of vaccination, to show negative PCR test status, to travel and to enter certain live events.
  • Asha Susan Philip, a nurse with Dubai Health Authority, receives the Pfizer vaccine. On Tuesday, Abu Dhabi also approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use in the emirate.
    Asha Susan Philip, a nurse with Dubai Health Authority, receives the Pfizer vaccine. On Tuesday, Abu Dhabi also approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use in the emirate.
  • A child, 9, is held by her mother as she receives the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine during a clinical trial for children at Duke University in the US. In the UAE, those who are 16 and above are eligible to receive the vaccine.
    A child, 9, is held by her mother as she receives the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine during a clinical trial for children at Duke University in the US. In the UAE, those who are 16 and above are eligible to receive the vaccine.
  • The Pfizer vaccine will be available at select clinics in Abu Dhabi city, Al Ain and Al Dhafrah, by appointment only.
    The Pfizer vaccine will be available at select clinics in Abu Dhabi city, Al Ain and Al Dhafrah, by appointment only.
  • A boy receives an injection during a trial of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine among children aged between 12 and 15, at Duke University in the US.
    A boy receives an injection during a trial of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine among children aged between 12 and 15, at Duke University in the US.
  • Last week, Dubai Health Authority said recovered patients and breastfeeding mothers are now eligible for Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
    Last week, Dubai Health Authority said recovered patients and breastfeeding mothers are now eligible for Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
  • Pfizer received emergency approval in the UAE in December after trials showed it was 95 per cent effective. Dubai started distributing it in December and the vaccine is now available in the capital.
    Pfizer received emergency approval in the UAE in December after trials showed it was 95 per cent effective. Dubai started distributing it in December and the vaccine is now available in the capital.
  • The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is the second Covid-19 vaccine to be made available in Abu Dhabi, which began a mass vaccine campaign in mid-December using a shot produced by Chinese company Sinopharm.
    The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is the second Covid-19 vaccine to be made available in Abu Dhabi, which began a mass vaccine campaign in mid-December using a shot produced by Chinese company Sinopharm.

Health

Coronavirus: UAE records 2,167 new cases

The latest figures came after 274,675 tests were carried out – one of the highest daily tallies to date

The National

June 22, 2021

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The UAE reported 2,167 Covid-19 cases on Tuesday.

This brings the total number of cases since the outbreak began to 616,160.

Another 2,102 people overcame the virus bringing the recovery total to 595,086.

Four more people died, bringing total fatalities to 1,767.

Daily case numbers have hovered around the 2,000 mark throughout June, down from close to 4,000 in January.

Mass testing, alongside a major vaccination drive, remain key to the country's efforts to limit the spread of Covid-19.

The latest figures came after 274,675 tests were carried out.

Authorities have also administered more than 14.5 million vaccine doses – one of the fastest inoculation rates in the world.

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