{"id":1671,"date":"2020-05-31T17:45:40","date_gmt":"2020-05-31T13:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/?p=27711"},"modified":"2020-05-31T17:45:40","modified_gmt":"2020-05-31T13:45:40","slug":"covid-19-testing-uae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/en\/latest\/covid-19-testing-uae\/","title":{"rendered":"1 In 5 People In The UAE Have Been Tested For COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, Dubai&#8217;s Health Authority announced 661 new cases and 386 recoveries.<\/p>\n<p>This brings the total number of confirmed infections to 34,557 and the total number of recoveries to 17,932. The UAE COVID-19 death toll stands at 264.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/coronavirus-hub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the latest COVID-19 UAE updates here<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The UAE is conducting nationwide testing and so far over 2 million tests have been carried out<\/h2>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-27712\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-31-17.26.07-300x298.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Times reported Dubai has had a &#8216;good pandemic&#8217; with a lower number of deaths per million people that other western countries<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thetimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheTimes<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Dubai?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Dubai<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UAE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UAE<\/a> have had a \u201cgood pandemic\u201d in some ways. Four months on, the country has recorded about 27 COVID-19 deaths per million people, a figure that puts it ahead of western countries seen as having performed well. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jF2dpJhbSD\">pic.twitter.com\/jF2dpJhbSD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DXBMediaOffice\/status\/1266722049143320576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>The article noted the UAE&#8217;s contribution to medicine and science during this time<\/h2>\n<p>Notably, an Abu Dhabi team have created an affordable testing kit, and once approved (this is expected to take a couple of months) the kit could be used at malls and even in the home for fast and effective testing. <a href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/coronavirus\/covid-19-test-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thetimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheTimes<\/a>: There is no doubt that Dubai took the issue seriously. The authorities also saw the disease as a test of their claim to be turning the UAE &amp; Dubai, into a regional medicine &amp; science hub.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DXBMediaOffice\/status\/1266722052519743488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>And highlighted the extensive testing: 1 in 5 people in the UAE have had a COVID-19 test which is 3 times higher than any other country with a sizeable population<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thetimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheTimes<\/a>: Key to the UAE\u2019s strategy was a policy of not only an early and strict lockdown, but on developing mass testing early. It has carried out over 2 million tests, more than 1 for every 5 residents; three times the rate of any other country with a significant population.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DXBMediaOffice\/status\/1266722054121947138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>LISTEN: Emirates Will Resume Passenger Flights To 12 Arab Countries From July 1<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/slack-redir.net\/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fus%2Fpodcast%2Fthe-lovin-daily-live%2Fid1484254079%3Fign-mpt%3Duo%253D4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-18053aa7-c99f-4685-b5f5-4e788e3d6163\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/slack-redir.net\/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.google.com%2F%3Ffeed%3DaHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9mOTVjNmQwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-d83d274d-1993-46b4-8b92-3e1abd7f1a3c\">Google Podcasts<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/slack-redir.net\/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplay.anghami.com%2Fartist%2F3461877%2F1008921519\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-c94e6d31-482d-421c-94fc-999e47dcfde3\">Anghami<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/thelovindaily\/embed\/episodes\/Emirates-Will-Resume-Passenger-Flights-To-12-Arab-Countries-From-July-1-eeq497\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Sunday, Dubai&#8217;s Health Authority announced 661 new cases and 386 recoveries. 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