COVID-19 recoveries rise to 2,664, 561 new cases detected: UAE government

COVID-19 recoveries rise to 2,664, 561 new cases detected: UAE government

ABU DHABI, 2nd May, 2020 (WAM) - The UAE Government announced on Saturday that 121 new patients fully recovered from COVID-19 after receiving the necessary medical care, bringing the total number of recoveries in the country to 2,664.. "The accelerated investigative measures resulted in the detection of 561 new coronavirus cases among various nationalities, all of whom are in a stable condition and receiving the necessary care, taking to 13,599 the total number of infections in the country," she added.. "In response to the directives of the UAE leadership to dedicate all possible human and technological resources to the efforts being made nationwide to confront the COVID-19 crisis, the Abu Dhabi Stem Cell Center conducted medical experiments on cell therapy, regenerative medicine and cutting-edge research on stem cells with encouraging results.. It is important to drive home the fact that the new potential therapy is a supportive treatment that rather helps Coronavirus patients overcome the symptoms of the virus.. Elaborating on the new supportive treatment, Alkaabi said: "We have isolated a type of primitive stem cells, called embryonic stem cell, which researchers think carry regenerative potential.. "The advantage provided by these cells is that they don't require surgical intervention as