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Trade volumes also grew during the period to reach 48,600, up 47 per cent year-on-year
The healthcare and education investment firm acquired 51 per cent of Shifa Al Munthaza Polyclinic
A delegation of medical operators from Switzerland recently visited the UAE to explore opportunities to grow the Swiss medical tourism sector
Apart from Moderna, the other vaccines currently approved for use within the country are Pfizer-BioNTech, Oxford AstraZeneca, Sputnik V and Sinopharm
Via a virtual chat, those infected with Covid-19 will be asked to list the people they came into contact with 48 hours before the positive result was detected
Starting Friday, August 20, 2021, exceptions will only be made for children aged 15 and under, and those with vaccination exemption certificates
The Alpha, Beta and Delta strains are currently the most prevalent Covid-19 mutations in the country, together accounting for 84.4 per cent of all infections
The vaccines are only available for holders of a visa issued by Abu Dhabi or passport holders eligible for visa on arrival
There are 174 companies within this sector in the free zone, employing 1,100 people
The scanners will be used at entry points to the emirate and will screen for potential Covid-19 infections, providing immediate results and denying entry in case of a positive detection
No details were revealed about how many cases were detected and whether they were found among citizens or expats
Eight out of every 10 people infected with Covid-19 in Dubai have not been vaccinated
The Hamdan Bin Rashid Cancer Charity Hospital will open in 2023 and provide free treatment to low-income patients
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To access the Dubai Health Authority’s 24×7 WhatsApp hotline, users will have to add 800 342 to their contacts
All those who are registered for home quarantine can conduct a free walk-in PCR test
Additionally, they must obtain a negative PCR test result not more than 48 hours before the event
The indefinite entry ban has gone into effect from May 24, 2021
The UAE’s Emirates Red Crescent and the Tamouh Healthcare Company signed an MoU to cooperate on this initiative
The opening of the vaccination registration for adolescents on healthalert.gov.bh will be announced soon
The participating hospitals include Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Tawam Hospital, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City and Burjeel Hospital
The effort will vaccinate tens of thousands of refugees and displaced persons
The health ministry said that the decision follows clinical trials and a strict assessment conducted to approve the emergency local use of the vaccine
Exemption certificates will be issued by accredited health centres, clinics and hospitals in the country
The vehicles are expected to boost vaccine delivery capabilities to over 1.1 million doses a day
The vaccine is available for free for Dubai residence holders, GCC nationals who have an Emirates ID and elderly residents above 60 who live in Dubai, but have a residency permit issued in another emirate
The decision has been taken due to the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in the country
SEHA also announced the closure of its drive-through screening center in Al Masoudi effective Friday May 30, 2021
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid announced plans for the Hamdan Bin Rashid Cancer Charity Hospital which is expected to open in 2023
The incubator provides two specialised programmes – one for business incubation and the other for business accelerators