Category: Medical

ABU DHABI, The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has announced that 30,150 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered in the past 24 hours.

The total number of doses provided up to today stands at 22,536,846 with a rate of vaccine distribution of 227.87 doses per 100 people.

The vaccination drive is in line with the Ministry’s plan to provide the vaccine to all members of society and acquire immunity, which will help reduce the number of cases and control the spread of the virus.

Source: Emirates News Agency

ABU DHABI, The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 431,482 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment.

In a statement, the Ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the necessary treatment. As part of its intensified testing campaign, MoHAP announced 1,846 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 754,911.

According to the Ministry, the infected individuals are from various nationalities, are in a stable condition, and receiving the necessary care.

MoHAP also announced one death due to COVID-19 complications, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 2,160.

The Ministry expressed its sincere condolences to the family of the deceased and wished COVID-19 patients a speedy and full recovery. It called on all members of the society to cooperate with health authorities, adhere to the instructions and physical distance to ensure the health and safety of all.

MoHAP also noted that an additional 632 individuals had fully recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries to 742,565.

Source: Emirates News Agency

More than 70 flights were cancelled or delayed from the city’s three airports, according to Echo of Moscow radio station.

Traffic jams built up on the city’s ringroad, and the authorities called on travellers to use public transport to allow the snow to be cleared from the roads more quickly.

With snowfall of up to 30 centimetres in some areas, trucks and tractors spent hours clearing the city’s roads.

Source: WAM – Emirates News Agency

PARIS, France had its worst-ever day in terms of new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, with more than 91,000 new cases being recorded while the number of deaths also climbed, as the country battles against a fifth wave of the virus, according to Reuters.

“Today’s figures are not good,” said Health Minister Olivier Veran.

Veran had earlier told reporters that the case number would stand at around 88,000 for Thursday, but the final official tally from the health ministry showed 91,608 new cases.

Veran had already warned earlier this week that France would soon be at 100,000 new COVID-19 cases per day. read more Data from the health ministry also showed that France registered a further 179 COVID-19 deaths in hospitals over the last 24 hours, while the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units reached 3,208, up by 61 from the previous day.

Source: Emirates News Agency