Coronavirus: UAE records 2,289 new cases and six deaths

A man receives Covid-19 vaccine at the MBRU a community mobile health clinic near the Al Waha Community on Nad Al Hamar Road in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

Three-year-old Omar Al Mulla gets his saliva tested at the Biogenix lab at G42 in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

Healthcare workers get sprayed with disinfectants after conducting free PCR test in downtown Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

A sign asking customers to wear mask is seen in a tailor shop in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

A hand sanitizer is placed at the newly opened Al Zahia City Centre in Sharjah. Pawan Singh / The National

Seats are blocked inside the family cinema at Al Zahia City Centre in Sharjah. Pawan Singh / The National

Floor signage for social distancing is seen at the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid & Development Conference in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Pedestrians cross the street in Abu Dhabi on a hazy afternoon. Victor Besa / The National

Commuters get on a bus at Hamdan St. in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

A man wearing a face mask passes by a store in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

A stoke keeper arranges the flowers at a Hindu flower shop in Bur Dubai. Reem Mohammed / The National

Staff prepare filter coffee at the One Degree Café in Margham area in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

A woman walks on the beach on a hazy sandy day in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

The UAE reported 2,289 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours on Tuesday, bringing the total tally of infections to 459,360.

Officials said another 2,422 patients beat the virus, as the total number of recoveries reached 443,153.

Another six deaths were confirmed, taking the total number of fatalities to 1,492.

An additional 223,799 tests were conducted over the latest 24-hour period.

More than 37.3 million tests have been carried out across the Emirates since the beginning of the pandemic.

The number of active cases fell to 14,715, as recoveries surpassed new infections for the 17th consecutive day.

Globally, there have been 128,262,723 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 2,804,905 deaths.

A long-awaited report into the origins of the coronavirus, following a fact-finding mission to China, will be released publicly on Tuesday, the World Health Organisation said.

"All hypotheses are on the table and warrant complete and further studies," said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the WHO.

Speaking at the same briefing, German International Development Minister Gerd Muller said he welcomed China's co-operation with the investigation, which took place in January and February.

A team of international experts visited Wuhan in China, examining and ranking in their report four possible pathways by which the coronavirus might have entered humans before spreading around the world.

"WHO has received the full mission report over the weekend on the origins of the Sars-CoV-2 virus from the team that visited Wuhan earlier this year," Dr Tedros said.

Sars-CoV-2 is the virus that causes the Covid-19 disease.

He said a mission briefing would be held between the international experts and the WHO's 194 member states on Tuesday, after which the report would be published on the organisation's website.