The UAE Becomes First Country In The World To Perform More Number Of Tests Than The Total Population
There is chaos everywhere around the world and countries are trying their best to up their testing and deal with the pandemic. Amidst all of this chaos, the UAE just raised the bar once more.
It has now become the only country in the world to have conducted more COVID-19 tests (since the pandemic started) than the actual population.
As per health authorities, the UAE has now managed to conduct a whopping 10 million Coronavirus tests
We have conducted over 10 million tests since the beginning of the pandemic, becoming the first country in the world to in the number of tests per capita conducted for countries with a population exceeding one million.#CommitToWin
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) October 6, 2020
Out of these 10 million tests, over 700,000 of them were performed in the last seven days alone.
That’s not where the list of high standards end, the UAE also reported a rise in recoveries. While the death rate also saw a slight increase, the ratio of deaths to the total number of cases still remains to be one of the lowest in the world for the month of September.
The official spokesperson for the UAE government, Dr. Omar Abdulrahman Al Hammadi also mentioned the importance of seasonal flu vaccines and preventive measures that should be taken by the volunteers who are coming in for the trial vaccine.
NCEMA stressed on the same in a series of tweets
Updates from the #UAE Government media briefing today.#committowin#نلتزم_لننتصر pic.twitter.com/mSa0otz9N3
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) October 6, 2020
The latest numbers of COVID related cases in the country show a total of more than 900,000 recoveries
The latest update of #Coronavirus (#COVID19) in the #UAE#We_Are_All_Responsible pic.twitter.com/9FnRwFNJa6
— هيئة الصحة بدبي (@DHA_Dubai) October 6, 2020
Face masks and social distancing still remain vital to the country and hopefully, the Coronavirus days will be behind everyone soon!
