Coronavirus: UAE reports 3,093 new Covid-19 cases, 4,678 recoveries, 7 deaths

Dubai - Over 26.8 million tests have been conducted across the country to date.

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By Web Report

Published: Mon 8 Feb 2021, 4:06 AM

The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention on Sunday reported 3,093 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 4,678 recoveries and 7 deaths.

The new cases were detected through 192,241 additional tests.

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Over 26.8 million tests have been conducted across the country to date.

The total number of cases in UAE as on February 7 are 326,495 while total recoveries stand at 305,759. Death toll rises to 921.

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Gulf countries over the weekend re-imposed a slew of restrictions on education, leisure and business activities across the country in a bid to curb the spread of the ongoing pandemic.

In a fresh measure, residents visiting the Ras Al Khaimah Municipality Department's customer service centre must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

Meanwhile, UAE airlines on Thursday announced travel restrictions to Kuwait.

Emirates airline, Etihad Airways and Flydubai made the announcement after Kuwait said it would suspend entry for non-citizens for two weeks as of February 7, following a rise in coronavirus cases.

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Published: Mon 8 Feb 2021, 4:06 AM

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