Evacuation Of Emiratis Is Well On Track: Official
Gulf Today|April 01, 2020
53 new cases in UAE and one more death; People who wish to get tested will have to pay a fee of Dhs370; Britain records a toll of 381; Spain reports 849 deaths; France loses 499 in a day; 837 die in Italy.
Evacuation Of Emiratis Is Well On Track: Official

The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Tuesday, 53 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 664.

The Ministry also announced the death of another individual as a result of complications arising from COVID-19. This latest death brings the total number of the deceased to six, the Ministry added.

In line with directives issued by the country’s top leadership under its close follow-up, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has taken all necessary measures to evacuate Emirati citizens and their companions abroad, in coordination with UAE embassies and representative missions abroad.

Khaled Abdullah Belhoul, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, stated that 39 evacuations of Emiratis and those accompanying them have been completed by air and by land, equivalent to the evacuation of a total of 1,743 people, and 25 evacuations are under way and shall be completed within the next few days.

The Community Development Authority (CDA), on Tuesday refuted false rumours circulating on social media about “exceptional measures and controls” on phone calls and social media platforms like WhatsApp, Twitter and Facebook.

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