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UAE doctors say ‘no reason for panic’ as WHO declares public health emergency for mpox
Last week, Pakistan and Sweden confirmed cases of mpox – and while the UAE is safe, doctors advice residents to exercise caution, follow government announcements
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In pictures: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince holds government meeting via video conference
HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, was briefed about national efforts to control Covid-19 during a video call with officials.
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Video: India’s poor flee cities in mass exodus during coronavirus lockdown
In small groups and large crowds, through inner-city lanes and down interstate highways, hundreds of thousands of India’s poorest are slowly making a desperate journey on foot back to their villages in a mass exodus unseen since the days immediately after India’s independence in 1947.
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In pictures: Silence across Saudi Arabia as ‘dusk-to-dawn’ coronavirus curfew
Saudi Arabia, which has reported the highest number of infections in the Gulf, began implementing a nationwide dusk-to-dawn curfew on Monday to limit the spread of the deadly COVID-19 illness. The Arab world’s biggest economy has also closed down cinemas, malls and restaurants, halted flights and suspended the year-round umrah pilgrimage as it steps up efforts to contain the virus.
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In pictures: Politicians and celebrities hit by the coronavirus
The growing list of world celebrities who have been hit by the novel coronavirus includes Spanish tenor Placido Domingo and disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.
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Video: Are there more silent coronavirus spreaders than we thought?
Scientists are calling for urgent studies to determine the proportion of people with coronavirus who show no, or delayed, symptoms amid concern that the number of silent carriers may be greater than previously thought.
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Video: Why fighting the coronavirus depends on you
In March 2020, the World Health Organization officially classified Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, as a pandemic.
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In pictures: Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi briefed by Covid-19 working group via video conference
“People’s safety in the UAE is a paramount priority irrespective of any other considerations. Ensuring public safety is our top responsibility,” said Sheikh Mohamed, doubling on the exigency that all measures being taken in this respect are efficient enough to address the ongoing daunting challenge.
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In pictures: Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed reviews UAE’s Covid-19 response
HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, reassured all UAE nationals and residents that the nation is able to provide all required food and medical supplies continuously and infinitely.
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Video: Why we touch our faces and how to stop it
Several medical officials across the world have warned people to avoid touching their face as a key way to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Often when issuing the warning, they’ve gone on to – you guessed it – put their hands on their face. But why do we touch our faces in the first place? And is it that easy to just stop doing it all of a sudden?
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In pictures: Sheikh Mohammed meets Mohamed bin Zayed in Dubai
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, met on Sunday to discuss COVID-19 and public health and safety of both Emirati citizens and residents.
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Video: Is the new coronavirus ‘infodemic’ spreading faster than the virus?
Amidst a slew of COVID-19 information being circulated on traditional media, digital and online platforms, the UAE health authorities are seeking to guide residents.
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Coronavirus update: ‘If you need to be right before you move, you will never win,’ WHO’s Dr Mike Ryan
How to respond to a pandemic: “Perfection is the enemy of the good when it comes to emergency management. Speed trumps perfection, and the problem in society we have at the moment is everyone is afraid of making a mistake – everyone is afraid of the consequence of error. But the greatest error is not to move. The greatest error is to be paralyzed by the fear of failure,” World Health Organization health emergencies programme executive director Dr. Mike Ryan
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Video: Could artificial intelligence have predicted the COVID-19 coronavirus?
AI technology could be used to alert medical institutes on irregular symptoms before human clinicians realise there is a developing problem.