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Coronavirus: UAE records more than 1,000 cases for third consecutive day
Gillian Duncan
Sep 25, 2020
The UAE has recorded more than 1,000 new Covid-19 cases for the third consecutive day.
In total, 1,008 cases were detected from more than 92,000 tests, authorities announced on Friday.
It brings the seven-day rolling average of case numbers to 872, the highest since May 24, when it stood at a record 875.
Two further deaths were registered on Friday, when 882 patients made a full recovery.
Friday’s figures brought the country's tallies to 89,540 confirmed cases and 409 deaths.
The UAE has started inoculating frontline workers against the virus after extensive tests proved a vaccine being studied in the UAE is both effective and safe...
...This week scientists revealed one reason why some people develop severe symptoms as a result of the virus.
Researchers said a lack of a substance called interferon that helps orchestrate the body’s defense against viruses can lead some to fall critically ill.
They say mounting evidence suggests some people’s symptoms are caused by an impaired interferon response...
Coronavirus: UAE records more than 1,000 cases for third consecutive day
Gillian Duncan
Sep 25, 2020
The UAE has recorded more than 1,000 new Covid-19 cases for the third consecutive day.
In total, 1,008 cases were detected from more than 92,000 tests, authorities announced on Friday.
It brings the seven-day rolling average of case numbers to 872, the highest since May 24, when it stood at a record 875.
Two further deaths were registered on Friday, when 882 patients made a full recovery.
Friday’s figures brought the country's tallies to 89,540 confirmed cases and 409 deaths.
The UAE has started inoculating frontline workers against the virus after extensive tests proved a vaccine being studied in the UAE is both effective and safe...
...This week scientists revealed one reason why some people develop severe symptoms as a result of the virus.
Researchers said a lack of a substance called interferon that helps orchestrate the body’s defense against viruses can lead some to fall critically ill.
They say mounting evidence suggests some people’s symptoms are caused by an impaired interferon response...