The total number of confirmed COVID-19 patients now stands at 405
Dubai: Another 72 people in the UAE have tested positive for
coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country
to 405, the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced on
Friday.
All of the 72 cases are said to be in stable health condition and
receiving necessary treatment. They include one person from each of Sri
Lanka, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Iran, Comoros, China, Saudi Arabia,
Kyrgyzstan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Greece, Uruguay, Romania,
Sweden, South Africa, Iraq, Yemen and two persons from each of Nepal and
Ethiopia.
They also involve four Emiratis, five Britons, five Pakistanis, five Lebanese and eight Bangladeshis in addition to 23 Indians.
Three more COVID-19 patients (a Pakistani citizen and two
Bangladeshis) have made full recovery, the ministry added, taking to 55
the total number of cured patients.
All the cases were identified after screening all those who were
outside country and came in direct contact with previously announced
cases. They were all under quarantine, MoHAP further said.
The ministry, along with other local health authorities, advised
members of the public to adopt healthy behaviours that help protect them
against infectious diseases, including thoroughly washing hands with
soap and water and covering the nose and mouth when coughing or
sneezing.
It also urged people with respiratory symptoms to avoid crowded
places, calling on the public to get all information about coronavirus
from credible sources, avoid spreading rumours and false information.
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