UAE records drop in cases as recoveries surpass 30,000
The UAE recorded 388 new coronavirus cases after
40,000 COVID-19 tests were conducted, which brings the total number of
confirmed cases in the UAE to 43,752, the government announced on Thursday.
Meanwhile, 704 people recovered from the virus,
raising the total number of recoveries to 30,241.
Two people died of the complications due to the
coronavirus on Thursday, according to the health ministry. This brings the
virus-related death toll to 298.
The rate of infection has been “considerably”
falling in the country in the last three weeks, the Head of Dubai’s COVID-19
Command and Control Centre Dr. Amer Ahmad Sharif said on Tuesday.
Dubai has been gardually easing its coronavirus
restrictions, which are aimed at allowing economic and social life to return to
normal. Gyms, fitness centers, malls, and swimming pools have been allowed to
operate at full capacity.
The government has also issued a list of countries
that UAE residents and citizens will be allowed to travel to staring from June
23.
