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Coronavirus: UAE reports 2,172 Covid-19 cases, 2,348 recoveries, 6 deaths

Dubai - The new cases were detected through 209,079 additional tests.

Published: Tue 23 Mar 2021, 1:55 PM

Updated: Tue 23 Mar 2021, 2:22 PM

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The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention on Tuesday reported 2,172 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 2,348 recoveries and 6 deaths.

The new cases were detected through 209,079 additional tests.

The total number of cases in UAE as on March 23 are 444,398, while total recoveries stand at 427,188. The death toll rises to 1,451.

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It was also announced yesterday that the employees in five sectors across the UAE will need to take a Covid PCR test every 14 days. The five sectors include: Hotels, restaurants, transportation, and health, as well as social and personal service industries such as laundries, and beauty and hair salons. Those who are vaccinated against Covid are exempted. The new rule is effective from March 28.

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