COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates
| COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | United Arab Emirates |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Dubai[1] |
| Arrival date | 29 January 2020 (5 years, 6 months, 1 week and 1 day) |
| Confirmed cases | 1,067,030 (24 May 2023) |
| Active cases | 10,156[2] (24 May 2023) |
| Recovered | 1,054,525[2] (24 May 2023) |
Deaths | 2,349 (24 May 2023) |
| Fatality rate | 0.22% |
| Vaccinations | |
| Government website | |
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The COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first confirmed case in the United Arab Emirates was announced on 29 January 2020. It was the first country in the Middle East to report a confirmed case.[4]
The first patient, a 73-year-old Chinese woman, was released on 9 February after recovering.[5] The first two deaths were confirmed on 20 March. On 22 March, Dubai started an 11-day sterilisation campaign as an effort to contain COVID-19. Night curfew was imposed four days later while the country began disinfection. School closure was first announced on 8 March for four weeks. Three weeks later, it was announced that schools will be closed until the end of the academic year.
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- ^ a b "UAE Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates". UAE's national emergency crisis and disaster management authority. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
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- ^ Turak, Natasha (29 January 2020). First Middle East cases of coronavirus confirmed in the UAE CNBC.com. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ WAM. "Coronavirus in UAE: Chinese woman recovers fully". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 16 April 2023.