• A man uses his Emirates ID card to register before taking the test at Seha’s Ras Al Khaimah Covid-19 drive-through testing centre. All photos: Reem Mohammed / The National
    A man uses his Emirates ID card to register before taking the test at Seha’s Ras Al Khaimah Covid-19 drive-through testing centre. All photos: Reem Mohammed / The National
  • A vehicle enters the Covid-19 drive-through testing centre.
    A vehicle enters the Covid-19 drive-through testing centre.
  • A nurse checks the temperature of a visitor at the drive-through testing centre.
    A nurse checks the temperature of a visitor at the drive-through testing centre.
  • A visitor is tested at the Ras Al Khaimah centre.
    A visitor is tested at the Ras Al Khaimah centre.
  • A motorist is tested at Seha’s drive-through centre in Ras Al Khaimah .
    A motorist is tested at Seha’s drive-through centre in Ras Al Khaimah .
  • A medic at the drive-through testing centre.
    A medic at the drive-through testing centre.
  • Staff work at Seha’s Covid-19 drive-through testing centre in Ras Al Khaimah.
    Staff work at Seha’s Covid-19 drive-through testing centre in Ras Al Khaimah.
  • Staff outside the testing centre in Ras Al Khaimah.
    Staff outside the testing centre in Ras Al Khaimah.
  • Motorists can be tested at the centre without leaving their cars.
    Motorists can be tested at the centre without leaving their cars.
  • A motorist prepares to enter the testing centre.
    A motorist prepares to enter the testing centre.

Coronavirus: UAE records 2,205 cases and two deaths


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The UAE reported 2,205 new coronavirus cases and 2,168 recoveries on Tuesday.

Officials said two people died in the past 24 hours from Covid-19 complications.

The country has recorded 587,244 cases, 566,677 recoveries and 1,704 deaths since the first coronavirus case was detected in the Emirates on January 29 last year.

An additional 209,026 tests were carried out in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to 52,132,968.

Regulations to curb the spread of Covid-19 have been gradually relaxed in the UAE, as cases have dropped since reaching close to 4,000 a day in January.

On Monday, women's prayer halls reopened.

Authorities closed places of worship last year to stop the spread of coronavirus.

Meanwhile, children aged 12 to 15 have been allowed to receive the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine since May, and thousands have already received their first dose.

In the Philippines, Sinopharm has been authorised for emergency use.

The head of the country’s Food and Drug Administration, Eric Domingo, said the shot was approved so the government could receive a donated shipment from the Chinese company.

The Philippines has inoculated about six million people, of which 1.5 million have received their second dose.