UAE has one of the highest coronavirus recovery rates globally: Dubai health official

  • Date: 15-May-2020
  • Source: Al Arabiya
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:UAE
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UAE has one of the highest coronavirus recovery rates globally: Dubai health official

A man is seen through a thermal camera at Dubai International Airport amid the outbreak of the coronavirus in Dubai, UAE, April 27, 2020."UAE has a clear strategy to expand medical testing across all segments of the community.The country has adopted a clear policy on this since the beginning of the outbreak and the results achieved vindicate this strategy," al-Sharif said."As noted by Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan , Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, the country is on the verge of a 'positive breakthrough' in its bid to contain the pandemic, but the public must remain patient and continue observing precautionary measures ," al-Sharif said.Dubai Municipality has a massive team for conducting sterilization procedures, and inspection teams work to deliver their responsibilities in labor camps, construction sites, malls, commercial outlets, salons and food outlets, al-Hajri added.Asked about the re-opening of parks, al-Hajri said that since the start of restrictions on movement, comprehensive sterilization has been conducted in all public parks, and that the lifting of restrictions will take place in three phases, with the big parks being reopened in the last phase.Al-Hajri added that 5-6 tons of hazardous medical waste