Coronavirus: UAE records 430 new cases as 760 more patients recover

The latest cases were identified after authorities carried out 49,000 more Covid-19 tests

Saudi women buy tickets for a movie at a cinema in the capital Riyadh as cinemas re-opened. AFP

An empty beach at Lara district in Antalya, a popular holiday resort in southern Turkey. AFP

A doctor affiliated with the Palestinian Health Ministry displays a collected sample for testing for the coronavirus in a mobile tent in the West Bank city of Hebron. AFP

Doctors affiliated with the Palestinian Health Ministry perform checks and collect samples in a mobile tent in the West Bank city of Hebron. AFP

A cinema with social distancing signs is pictured in the Saudi capital Riyadh as cinemas re-opened. AFP

People keep social distance at Antalya International airport in southern Turkey. AFP

A Yemeni member of the medical staff in protective gear flashes the victory sign in the yard of a quarantine centre where Covid-19 patients are treated in Yemen's third city of Taez. AFP

A UNICEF worker helps an internally displaced girl put on a face mask at a makeshift camp in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Reuters

The UAE recorded 430 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, bringing the country's total to 46,563.

Officials announced a further 760 people had recovered from the virus across the country as this tally moved to 35,165.

One more patient died after contracting Covid-19, pushing the death toll in the Emirates to 308.

Authorities revealed an additional 49,000 tests had been carried out as part of the UAE's mass screening strategy.

The latest figures continue the recent encouraging trend of recoveries outpacing numbers of new cases.

The UAE is continuing to ease Covid-19 restrictions, while urging members of the public to act responsibly to help limit infection rates.

On Wednesday night, Dr Saif Al Dhaheri, spokesman for the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority announced stay-home orders in place for three months had been lifted with immediate effect.

It means residents - who were told to previously to remain indoors after 11pm in Dubai and 10pm in the rest of the country - can now venture outside once more.