Home Covid-19 Abu Dhabi’s Al Ain Hospital to be reserved exclusively for coronavirus patients Patients currently being treated at the hospital and who are not coronavirus cases will be transferred to Tawam Hospital and other nearby medical facilities by Varun Godinho April 2, 2020 Abu Dhabi Health Services (SEHA) has decided to exclusively reserve the Al Ain Hospital to treat and isolate patients infected with the Covid-19 virus, reported official news agency WAM. Those patients who are currently being treated within the hospital and are not coronavirus-related cases will be transferred to Tawam Hospital and other nearby medical facilities in Al Ain city. “The move is in line with SEHA’s efforts to strengthen and ensure the quality of healthcare services provided to the public, and comes as part of national efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country,” said Rashid Saif Al Qubaisi, deputy CEO of SEHA. On April 1, the UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention reported 150 new coronavirus cases, taking the total number of those infected within the country up to 814. Read: UAE reports 150 new coronavirus cases, two deaths It is the single highest daily rate of infections reported in the UAE since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The ministry also announced two deaths, bringing the total death toll due to the virus up to 8. There are 61 people in the UAE who have already recovered from the disease. A new laboratory set up in Abu Dhabi’s Masdar City will now allow for population-scale testing of coronavirus cases within the UAE. Read: Watch: How Abu Dhabi built a high-volume Covid-19 testing lab in 14 days 0 Comments