UAE anti-coronavirus work pays with 96.8% recovery rate

  • Date: 29-Oct-2020
  • Source: Khaleej Times
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:UAE
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UAE anti-coronavirus work pays with 96.8% recovery rate

The multidisciplinary approach to the disease, strict safety protocols and fines for flouting safety measures, sanitisation drives, ease to access medical treatment and equipment have all helped the UAE keep the Covid numbers stable, according to Dr Dirar Abdullah, consultant and chair of internal medicine at Prime Hospital.

“The numbers in the UAE seem to have stabilised, ranging between 1,300 and 1,500. Most of the patients now are either asymptomatic or have mild symptoms and in just a matter of 10 days, they are considered “non-infectious” and are on their road to recovery. We have also seen many critically-ill patients spring back to life, thanks to the UAE government that has given the healthcare sector the infrastructure and resources