The total number of active cases stands at 14,595
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The United Arab Emirates‘ Ministry of Health and Prevention reported 275 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus on Thursday, along with 334 recoveries and no deaths.
The total number of active cases stands at 14,595.
The new cases were detected through 282,907 additional tests.
The total number of cases in the UAE as of April 28 is 898,045, while the total number of recoveries stands at 881,045. The death toll now stands at 2,302.
More than 155 million PCR tests have been carried out in the country so far.
UAE announces safety protocols for Eid Al Fitr prayers
The UAE government on Wednesday announced an update to Covid-19 safety protocols for the upcoming Eid Al Fitr festival.
Authorities announced the revised security measures during the weekly briefing on April 27. Worshipers have been asked to wear face masks and maintain social distancing norms while attending Eid-Al-Fitr morning prayers.
Citizens and residents should keep a valid green pass on the Al Hosn mobile app, and vulnerable groups should be careful.
Meanwhile, China’s megacity of Guangzhou on Thursday canceled hundreds of flights and launched mass testing of 5.6 million people after a suspected Covid case, as the battle to contain the coronavirus sweeps the country.
China is facing its worst outbreak since the peak of the first wave in early 2020, with eastern Shanghai recording dozens of daily deaths and the capital Beijing shutting down entire neighborhoods where a handful of cases have been detected.
On Tuesday, an inactivated Chinese vaccine against Omicron variants was approved for clinical trials by the National Medical Products Administration.
Preliminary tests, such as animal safety evaluation and immunogenicity research, have shown that the vaccine can produce a high titer of neutralizing antibodies against various variants, including Omicron.
