Coronavirus in UAE: 17 people recover from Covid-19

  DUBAI – Five more people recovered from the new coronavirus or Covid-19 in the UAE, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 17 as of Tuesday (March 10), the Ministry of Health and Community Protection announced. The ministry said the newly recovered patients are of different nationalities.

Covid-19 cases in UAE hits 74

The announcement came as the total number of Covid-19 cases in the UAE rose to 74 after the ministry earlier on Tuesday revealed 15 new cases of people infected by the new coronavirus. The ministry said that the 15 new cases are all in quarantine and had contracted the virus after coming in contact with infected people who arrived in the UAE from trips abroad.  

WHO chief warns of pandemic

Meanwhile, the chief of the World Health Organisation warned that the threat of a global pandemic is rising as the new coronavirus continued to rapidly spread around the world. "Now that the virus has a foothold in so many countries, the threat of a pandemic has become very real," WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters  on Monday. While the virus is slowing in China, where it originated in December, it’s picking up pace across other parts of the world, spreading to more than 100 countries with more than 111,000 confirmed Covid-19 cases. Korea has the most cases outside of China with roughly 7,500 infections, followed closely by Italy and Iran, which both had more than 7,000 cases as of Monday morning, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. "When you reach 100 countries and when you reach 100,000 cases, it is time to step back and think, two weeks ago it was 30 countries," said Dr. Mike Ryan, the executive director of the WHO’s emergencies programme.

Measures in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE

New precautionary measures have been declared by a number of countries, with Saudi Arabia reducing to five minutes the time between adhan and iqama, under a decision by Sheikh Dr. Abdullatif bin Abdulaziz Al Al Sheikh, Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance of Saudi Arabia. As part of the decision, Friday orations won't exceed 15 minutes in a bid to reduce crowd and provide the utmost protection for the safety of citizens and residents. In Egypt, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly decided on Monday to suspend all crowded events or large gatherings until further notice. The decision is part of the precautionary measures the government has adopted to stop the spread of coronavirus, the Egyptian cabinet said in a statement. In the UAE, classes have been suspended while events like the Arabian Travel Market have been postponed. Global Village also announced on Tuesday that it will be postponing all its remaining concerts for this season. ICA/WAM/Expat Media
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