• Chinese citizen Chen Gang receives the Sinopharm vaccine. All pictures by Antonie Robertson / The National
    Chinese citizen Chen Gang receives the Sinopharm vaccine. All pictures by Antonie Robertson / The National
  • Li Xuhang, China’s consul general in Dubai, meets citizens receiving the Sinopharm vaccine at Al Safa Health Centre.
    Li Xuhang, China’s consul general in Dubai, meets citizens receiving the Sinopharm vaccine at Al Safa Health Centre.
  • The Sinopharm vaccine is administered to a Chinese citizen
    The Sinopharm vaccine is administered to a Chinese citizen
  • Li Xuhang, China’s consul general in Dubai, is introduced to medical staff as the Covid-19 vaccine drive for Chinese citizens begins
    Li Xuhang, China’s consul general in Dubai, is introduced to medical staff as the Covid-19 vaccine drive for Chinese citizens begins
  • About 200 Chinese citizens registered for the first day of the vaccine drive
    About 200 Chinese citizens registered for the first day of the vaccine drive
  • Many people arrived early to receive the first dose of the Sinopharm vaccine
    Many people arrived early to receive the first dose of the Sinopharm vaccine
  • Vaccine doses will be administered to about 200 Chinese citizens on Thursday
    Vaccine doses will be administered to about 200 Chinese citizens on Thursday
  • An inoculation drive for Chinese citizens in the UAE got under way on Thursday
    An inoculation drive for Chinese citizens in the UAE got under way on Thursday

UAE daily Covid-19 cases rise to eight-week high of 2,236


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The UAE reported 2,236 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday – the highest daily figure since April 1.

Officials said there were four deaths and 2,206 recoveries.

The figures take the total number of cases to 565,451. To date 545,229 people have recovered.

The death toll stood at 1,668 as of Friday.

The country has vaccinated 78 per cent of eligible people and recently announced that children aged between 12 and 15 can be inoculated.

On Thursday, the UAE also began vaccinating non-residents, starting with Chinese citizens on visit visas in Dubai.

Many are jobseekers who stayed in the country longer than they anticipated because of travel restrictions in China.

In the past 24 hours 114,055 vaccine doses were administered. That takes the total to 12.6 million.

Overall, 127.8 doses per 100 people have been administered, which as of last week was the highest rate in the world.

The government has begun to administer booster shots where needed.