Men in their 20s top Covid-19 positive cases in UAE: Pathologist

  • Date: 29-Mar-2020
  • Source: Khaleej Times
  • Sector:Industrial
  • Country:UAE
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Men in their 20s top Covid-19 positive cases in UAE: Pathologist

UAE confirmed 63 new coronavirus cases on Saturday.. Men in their 20s top the coronavirus positive cases in the UAE, according to a senior pathologist who is in charge of a private Covid-19 testing lab in Abu Dhabi.. Dr Martine Claire McManus, group head of Pathology and Laboratory Services at VPS Healthcare, said: "We have samples from across all age groups.. But what strikes the most is that the highest percentage of positive cases of coronavirus belongs to this group," Dr McManus told Khaleej Times in an exclusive interview.. Also read: 63 new coronavirus cases announced in UAE on Saturday Previously co-director of Pathology at the University of Colorado Cancer Centre, Dr McManus currently has clinical and administrative responsibility for 15 VPS Hospital Laboratories across the UAE and Oman.. It is a surprising trend that more younger men are contracting the virus, she said.. Dr Farida Al Hosani, director of communicable diseases at the Department of Health in Abu Dhabi and the official spokesperson for the health sector in the UAE, had previously said that "most of those infected in the UAE" belong to the 22-44 age group, which is "similar to other countries".. And we are receiving up