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Dubai Health Authority on Tuesday authorized the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine being produced in the Serum Institute of India as the emirate steps efforts to combat coronavirus. — Courtesy photo
Dubai approves Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to combat COVID-19
DUBAI — Dubai Health Authority on Tuesday authorized the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine being produced in the Serum Institute of India as the emirate steps efforts to combat coronavirus.The first shipment has arrived from India, Dubai Media Office said in a tweet. It did not provide details on how many doses were received or when inoculations would start.“@DHA_Dubai adds the AstraZeneca vaccine to its authorised list of Covid-19 vaccines provided at DHA medical facilities. The first shipment of the vaccine has been received from India, thanks to efforts by @MoFAICUAE, in cooperation with the Indian Foreign Ministry.”With the AstraZeneca vaccine getting approval, Dubai has so far authorized three vaccines. The other two are Pfizer-BioNTech and China's Sinopharm. The Sinopharm shot is...
February 02, 2021

Dubai approves Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to combat COVID-19

Around 130,000 Israeli tourists have so far visited the United Arab Emirates since the air traffic was launched in the wake of the Abraham Accords, which was signed in September 2020, according to the top diplomat at the newly opened Israeli Embassy in Abu Dhabi. — WAM photo
‘Around 130,000 Israeli tourists have visited UAE after historic peace deal’
Saudi Gazette reportABU DHABI — Around 130,000 Israeli tourists have so far visited the United Arab Emirates since the air traffic was launched in the wake of the Abraham Accords, which was signed in September 2020, according to the top diplomat at the newly opened Israeli Embassy in Abu Dhabi."We’re very curious people. We like to travel. Israelis are traveling all over the world," Eitan Naeh, head of the Israeli mission, said.Naeh is expected to officially submit his diplomatic credentials to the UAE government soon.Moreover, nearly 50,000 Israelis a month may visit the UAE during the winter season, the Israeli diplomat revealed, citing tourism industry sources."We are talking about a few hundred thousands of visitors a year," the diplomat, who arrived in Abu...
February 01, 2021

‘Around 130,000 Israeli tourists have visited UAE after historic peace deal’

DUBAI — Dubai announced on Monday a new set of precautionary measures aimed at safeguarding the community from the coronavirus pandemic. — Courtesy photo
Dubai unveils new precautionary measures to combat coronavirus
Saudi Gazette reportDUBAI — Dubai announced on Monday a new set of precautionary measures aimed at safeguarding the community from the coronavirus pandemic.The new measures, which will come into force on Tuesday (Feb. 2) and will continue until the end of the month, were approved during a meeting of Dubai’s Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management headed by Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Monday, the UAE's official news agency WAM reported.During the meeting, which was held under the directives of Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who is also the vice president and prime minister of the UAE, the committee noted that the new decisions are part of a constant evaluation of the evolving COVID-19 situation to ensure all precautionary...
February 01, 2021

Dubai unveils new precautionary measures to combat coronavirus

Oman Health Minister Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Al-Saidi, who is also a member of the country’s supreme committee tasked with tackling developments resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, has said that “potential lockdown steps will be the last option to deal with the pandemic situation.” — BNA photo
'Lockdown to be last option', says Oman health minister as Muscat extends land border closure
Saudi Gazette reportMUSCAT — Amid a resurgence of coronavirus cases in Oman, Health Minister Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Al-Saidi, who is also a member of the country’s supreme committee tasked with tackling developments resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, has said that “potential lockdown steps will be the last option to deal with the pandemic situation” and that the panel hopes not to go that far.“It is our duty to protect ourselves and society through strict adherence to precautionary measures,” he added.The minister made the statement during a press conference held by the COVID-19 supreme committee on Monday, the Oman News Agency (ONA ) reported.The press conference, he explained, was prompted by the recent surge in the number of infected persons admitted at intensive care...
February 01, 2021

'Lockdown to be last option', says Oman health minister as Muscat extends land border closure

Kuwait recorded on Monday 586 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 164,108. — Courtesy photo
Kuwait announces 586 new coronavirus cases, no death
KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait recorded on Monday 586 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 164,108, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health.The ministry announced no virus-related death over the past 24 hours, keeping the total number of fatalities in the country to 959.According to the ministry’s spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad, there are currently 6,408 active cases in the country out of which 54 are receiving treatment in intensive care units.A total of 8,681 swab tests were conducted over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of COVID-19 examinations in the country to 1,538,262, Al-Sanad said.Earlier in the day, the ministry announced that a total of 545 more patients have recovered from COVID-19...
February 01, 2021

Kuwait announces 586 new coronavirus cases, no death

Oman’s Health Minister Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Al-Saidi formally received the shipment at the ministry’s headquarters in the presence of Indian Ambassador Munu Mahawar, the Oman News Agency reported on Sunday.
Kuwait, Oman get Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines produced in India
Saudi Gazette reportJEDDAH — Kuwait and Oman have received hundreds of thousands of doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus produced in India.Kuwait's Ministry of Health (MOH) announced that 200,000 doses of the vaccine manufactured at the Serum Institute of India (SII) arrived in the country at dawn on Monday.In a press statement carried by the Kuwait News Agency, assistant undersecretary at Kuwait’s drug and food control affairs Dr. Abdullah Al-Bader has said that the ministry is closely monitoring international developments concerning the vaccines, adding that the department would cooperate with various producing companies to get the jabs after ensuring their safety and efficacy.On Sunday, Oman received 100,000 doses of the Oxford Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from India.Oman’s...
February 01, 2021

Kuwait, Oman get Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines produced in India

he United Arab Emirates and the United States aligned on ways to make progress on the global climate agenda in a meeting between US special presidential envoy for climate, John Kerry and UAE special envoy for climate change and Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber. — WAM photo
UAE, US special envoys discuss shared agenda for global climate progress
ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates and the United States aligned on ways to make progress on the global climate agenda in a meeting between US special presidential envoy for climate, John Kerry and UAE special envoy for climate change and Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber. In his first dialogue with the region in his capacity as US special presidential envoy for climate, John Kerry discussed new opportunities with Dr. Sultan Al Jaber to build on many years of strong bilateral ties between the US and UAE to tackle the global climate challenge. Both officials looked forward to working closely together in the run-up to COP 26 and stressed that in the urgent need to combat climate change there are significant opportunities for growth, diversification,...
February 01, 2021

UAE, US special envoys discuss shared agenda for global climate progress

The United Arab Emirates on Monday recorded 2,730 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 306,339. — Courtesy photo
Single-day COVID-19 cases in UAE drop to 2,730 after record spike
ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates on Monday recorded 2,730 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 306,339, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health carried by WAM.The ministry announced nine more deaths from complications caused by COVID-19, taking the country's death toll to 859.The new patients, all of whom are in a stable condition, and are receiving the necessary care, were detected after the ministry conducted 127,572 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment, according to the ministry.In the statement, the ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus...
February 01, 2021

Single-day COVID-19 cases in UAE drop to 2,730 after record spike


File photo shows a family arriving in Afrin, Syria, after escaping conflict in rural Idlib. — courtesy UNICEF/Ashawi
Children among dead following bomb attacks in northern Syria
GENEVA — Several people, including four children, are reported dead, with many more injured, following a weekend of deadly bomb attacks in towns in northern rural Aleppo, Syria, that were roundly condemned by senior UN officials.According to media reports, a car bomb detonated in the town of Azaz on Sunday, killing four and injuring at least 22. One of the dead was reportedly a 12-year-old girl.The attack comes just a day after an attack in Afrin, also in the Aleppo region, also a car-bombing, which reportedly killed six civilians, three of whom were children.In a Tweet published on Sunday, Mark Cutts, the UN Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, strongly condemned the bombings, and called for the attacks to stop, describing them as the latest in a series of...
February 01, 2021

Children among dead following bomb attacks in northern Syria

The UAE has administered more than three million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as part of the efforts made at the country level to contain the pandemic, the Ministry of Health and Prevention announced.
Over 3m doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in UAE
ABU DHABI — The UAE has administered more than three million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as part of the efforts made at the country level to contain the pandemic, the Ministry of Health and Prevention announced Friday."Crossing the 3 million mark amid an intensive nationwide vaccination campaign is yet a new significant milestone that has been achieved in record time to place the UAE among the world’s leaders of vaccine rollout," said Dr. Abdul Rahman Bin Mohammad Bin Nasser Al Owais, minister of health and prevention.He attributed the achievement to the determination and diligent efforts made by the nation’s medical teams under the directives and constant support of the country’s wise leadership."The rapid and effective rollout of the COVID vaccines is a testimony to...
January 30, 2021

Over 3m doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in UAE

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