• Mass testing across the country is credited with saving lives and allowing the economy to reopen gradually. All photos by Victor Besa / The National
    Mass testing across the country is credited with saving lives and allowing the economy to reopen gradually. All photos by Victor Besa / The National
  • A mass testing campaign aims to screen all workers living in Abu Dhabi’s Mussaffah area
    A mass testing campaign aims to screen all workers living in Abu Dhabi’s Mussaffah area
  • The testing is free of cost, said the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi.
    The testing is free of cost, said the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi.
  • Free transportation is provided to take workers from their accommodation to testing centres.
    Free transportation is provided to take workers from their accommodation to testing centres.
  • The initiative announced by the Abu Dhabi Media Office, said no legal action will be taken against those who are living in the emirate on expired visas.
    The initiative announced by the Abu Dhabi Media Office, said no legal action will be taken against those who are living in the emirate on expired visas.
  • “Testing campaign and sanitisation [are] to be conducted in gradual phases, and in coordination with targeted blocks,” said the Abu Dhabi Media Office.
    “Testing campaign and sanitisation [are] to be conducted in gradual phases, and in coordination with targeted blocks,” said the Abu Dhabi Media Office.
  • The main medical registration area at the Seha facility in Mussaffah.
    The main medical registration area at the Seha facility in Mussaffah.
  • Another queue sends visitors to a line where they are processed by handing over their Emirates ID card and phone number.
    Another queue sends visitors to a line where they are processed by handing over their Emirates ID card and phone number.
  • A staff member of the center directs a workers to the next area at the screening centre.
    A staff member of the center directs a workers to the next area at the screening centre.
  • A high body temperature of 38°C could indicate signs of fever, a common coronavirus symptom.
    A high body temperature of 38°C could indicate signs of fever, a common coronavirus symptom.
  • Visitors must complete a brief questionnaire to help nurses understand the health status of those waiting in line.
    Visitors must complete a brief questionnaire to help nurses understand the health status of those waiting in line.
  • On arrival in Mussaffah, workers walk through a sanitisation mist shower before entering the tented clinic.
    On arrival in Mussaffah, workers walk through a sanitisation mist shower before entering the tented clinic.
  • Workers and residents queue in front of the sanitising gate before they can enter the main tent screening centre.
    Workers and residents queue in front of the sanitising gate before they can enter the main tent screening centre.

Health

Coronavirus: UAE reports 553 new cases and 265 recoveries

The UAE has conducted more than 1.3 million coronavirus tests since January

The National

May 09, 2020

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Another 553 cases of coronavirus were reported in the UAE on Friday, after more than 41,000 tests were conducted.

The infections bring the country's total to 16,793. Authorities said 265 patients had recovered, adding up to 3,837 recoveries.

They announced that nine people had died of the virus in the UAE, taking the death toll to 174 since the outbreak.

The UAE has conducted more than 1.3 million coronavirus tests since January.

These were carried out in hospitals, specialist health clinics and the 14 drive-through testing centres that were built across the country.

On Wednesday, Amna Al Dhahak, spokeswoman for the government, said the country’s average daily recovery rate had increased to 155 a day since the start of May, up from 100.

Despite this, Ms Al Dhahak said “we cannot underestimate the consequences of this disease”.

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