UAE announces 15 new cases of Coronavirus

In United Arab Emirates, Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHaP) announced 15 new cases of COVID-19 bringing to 113 the total infection tally in the country. 

An official statement said, the new cases have been detected through the Ministry's early monitoring and reporting system and after examining those who had been in close contact with already confirmed cases in addition to individuals coming from abroad who had been all under quarantine.

They are all in a stable condition and receiving all required health care services. They belong to different nationalities, including one individual each from Kyrgyzstan, Serbia, Italy, the Netherlands, Australia, Germany, USA, Greece, Russia, Ukraine and Bangladesh, in addition to two persons each from Britain and Spain, the



statement added.

The statement further said that all necessary precautions are being taken to ensure highly efficient preventive measures, including check-ups and observation of people in contact with the patients in line with the guidelines and standards of the World Health Organization.

The Ministry advised the public to adhere to preventive health and personal hygiene protocols to prevent the spread of the disease and to read the awareness instructions, available on its website and the official websites of health authorities in the UAE and refrain from spreading rumours.

The UAE Government said that a total of 1,27,000 individuals had been tested for coronavirus in the UAE as on 17th of March 2020.