COVID-19: UAE reports 777 cases, 530 recoveries

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UAE slashes PCR testing price drastially

Staff Report

The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention has announced fresh 777 COVID-19 cases in addition to 530 recoveries. No death was announced on Monday.

In excess of 61,000 new coronavirus tests were completed in the UAE, the ministry said in a statement.

With the country witnessing a quick rise in the Covid-19 cases day by day, specialists have focused on that the community in the country must renew its duty to prudent steps and not let the endeavours of the administration and frontline workers go into waste in the country.

The day by day cases crossed the 1,000 imprint just because, with the nation revealing 1,007 cases on Saturday. The following most noteworthy of 994 cases were reported more than 100 days prior on May 22. There were 521 new recoveries and one death while active cases tally jumped to 9,467.

A high ranking representative said as of late that cases have seen a 5-fold increase since August 10. A stressing 88 per cent of the expansion had been credited to social gatherings like gatherings and sympathy gatherings. On Sunday, Dubai Economy closed a restaurant on Bluewaters Island as the restaurant failed to ensure social distancing rules.

The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) on Sunday announced that it had cut the cost of coronavirus Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests to Dh250. The DHA’s move to reduce the cost of Covid-19 testing is aimed to make it more accessible to the public, in addition, to encourage proactive medical examinations as a precautionary and preventive measure. The DHA, in a statement, mentioned that it would spare no efforts to combat Covid-19 to ensure the safety of society and the health of its members.

It is stated that some careless residents are not following the rules and putting their and others lives in danger. On Saturday, the Dubai Police arrested a coronavirus-infected a young man and fined Dh50,000 for breaking home quarantine rules. The person posted a video showing a cup of coffee. The young man faces an additional fine of up to Dh1 million for the violation of the laws with a video.

With certain organizations neglecting to guarantee social separating, specialists the nation over are pushing every known limit with conclusion orders and heavy fines.