UAE minister receives first dose of coronavirus vaccine
Abdulrahman Bin Mohamed Al Owais, Minister of Health and Prevention and Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, in line with the ministry’s plan that was announced last week. The process includes providing the COVID-19 vaccine for specific groups of the first line of defence in the UAE.
Al Owais said that by presenting this vaccine, we seek to provide all safety means for the heroes of the first line of defence and protect them from any dangers that they may face due to the nature of their work.
He stressed that it is fully and completely compatible with the regulations and laws that allow a faster review of licencing procedures, ater positive results of clinical trials appeared.
Conducted by the health sector in the country, Al Owais explained that the vaccine is safe and effective and will contribute to reducing the losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and save lives.
The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention conducted more than 103,124 additional COVID-19 tests that resulted in the detection of 809 new cases.
The ministry also announced that 722 COVID-19 patients had fully recovered from the symptoms of the pandemic ater receiving the necessary healthcare.
It also announced the death of one patient, bringing the toll to 404 in the country.
The Emergency and Crisis Prosecution Office, ECPO, at the Federal Public Prosecution has issued a detention order for eight persons who hosted wedding parties in separate areas of the UAE, which were atended by large numbers of guests, in violation of the COVID-19 precautionary measures.
The ECPO said that as part of the efforts taken by the concerned authorities to contain the spread of COVID-19, the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ and the Ras Al Khaimah Police GHQ referred eight persons for hosting wedding parties without adhering to the preventive measures and for failing to follow the instructions issued by authorities.
Dubai Economy in co-operation with Dubai Tourism, ordered a café to shut down ater the singer was found not wearing a mask and customers didn’t adhere to physical distancing.
Penalties were imposed on seven businesses and warnings issued to five others for noncompliance while 660 businesses were found to be fully compliant with the precautionary guidelines.
The Sharjah Police caught a COVID-19 positive person, who violated quarantine rules, and brought him back to isolation under tightened control.
Brigadier General Al Naour stressed that there was no tolerance for violations that threaten the safety of individuals, noting that 2,437 people had been caught in violation of the precautionary measures in force to limit the spread of the virus, and 2,486 notices were issued against them in 15 days.
Britain is likely to need to reintroduce some national coronavirus lockdown measures sooner rather than later, a leading epidemiologist said on Saturday, as new cases rose to their highest level since early May.
Government data on Saturday showed 4,422 new cases, 100 more than on Friday and the highest daily total since May 8, based on positive test results.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that he did not want another national lockdown but that new restrictions may be needed because the country was facing an “inevitable” second wave of COVID-19.
Police in London have clashed with protesters at a rally organised by opponents of restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus.
India has maintained its surge in coronavirus cases, adding 93,337 new confirmed infections in the past 24 hours.
The Health Ministry on Saturday raised the nation’s caseload to more than 5.3 million out of the nearly 1.4 billion people.
It said 1,247 more people died in the past 24 hours for a total of 85,619. The country has over a million active cases with about 80% recovery rate.
India has been reporting the highest singleday rise in the world every day for more than five weeks. It’s expected to become the pandemic’s worst-hit country within weeks, surpassing the United States.
UAE reports 809 new cases and a death; 8 held for hosting weddings; Dubai shuts down cafe, issues fines and warnings; quarantine rule breaker caught in Sharjah; UK risks new lockdown; India sees over 93,000 cases.