LAST SEVEN DAYS SHOW A HIKE IN COVID CASES IN UAE

  • 21/10/2020

A rise in Covid-19cases across the Emirates was expected as the global community continuesefforts to combat the virus, a UAE health official said.Dr Farida Al Hosani, adirector of the Department of Health Abu Dhabi.She said the launch ofa Covid-19 vaccine would be crucial to stemming the spread of the pathogen.Dr Al Hosani said thevaccine had three goals - to prevent new infections, stop the dangerous effectsof the virus on patients and limit the spread of the virus from person toperson.

 It was announced last week that Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine will be tested in the UAE.Phase-3 trials will be overseen by Abu Dhabi's public hospital operator Seha, the Ministry of Health and Prevention and the Department of Health Abu Dhabi.The UAE was chosen as a partner for Chinese drug maker Sinopharm's Phase-3 trial in July."The noticeable increase in the number of infections in the country is not an exception, and it is part of an increase in most countries," Dr Al Hosani said during the country's regular media briefing on Tuesday.

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