The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) announced 72 new confirmed cases in the UAE and the total number of infected persons with COVID-19 has risen to 405. This was announced by post from the official Twitter account of MOHAP on 27th March 2020.
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Additionally, 3 patients have now fully recovered which brings the total recovery cases to 55. So far, total number of deaths is 2.
72 New Cases – MOHAP mentions that the nationalities of the newly reported cases include: MoHAP added the new cases belonged to various nationalities – one each from Sri Lanka, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Iran, Comoros, China, Saudi Arabia, Kyrgyzstan, Bosnia, Serbia, Greece, Uruguay, Romania, Sweden, South Africa, Iraq and Yemen, two each from Nepal, and Ethiopia, four from the UAE, five each from Britain, Pakistan and Lebanon, eight from Bangladesh, and 23 cases from India.
3 New Recoveries – On the other hand, the new recoveries involve two Bangladeshis and a Pakistani.
Everyone is asked to stay home and avoid going out unless for absolute necessity (buying food/medicine or for going to work).
In this regard as well, MOHAP advises everyone to follow basic protocols of proper hygiene to avoid and prevent the disease.
Continue to wash your hands frequently, cover your mouth and nose with a flex elbow or use a tissue when coughing/sneezing (discarding the issue immediately). Maintain social distancing, and to report to the Ministry of you develop any of the symptoms.
Below is the full statement about this update:
Please see the Tweet below by the Ministry of Health and Prevention from their official Twitter account regarding these new cases:
UAE announces recovery of three people, 72 new coronavirus COVID-19 cases#stayhome#coronavirus#covid19#mohap_uae pic.twitter.com/0X4sli5pmC
— وزارة الصحة ووقاية المجتمع الإماراتية – MOHAP UAE (@mohapuae) March 27, 2020
Below is an infographic showing the latest numbers as of today:
