UAE registers 402 new Covid-19 cases, tally jumps to 49,069

The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention on Wednesday reported 402 new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 594 new recoveries.

This brings the total number of cases to 49,069 and the total recoveries to 38,160.

One death was also announced in the country as a result of the illness, bringing the total number of deaths to 316.

Yesterday, authorities also announced that children under 12 years of age don't need to take a Covid-19 test to enter Abu Dhabi. As Khaleej Times reported on Monday, UAE residents and visitors should have received a Covid-negative result 48 hours prior to their visit. Residents and visitors don't need a movement permit to travel to the capital; they just need to show the test results via the AlHosn app or as a text message from any hospital or screening centre in the UAE affiliated to the National Screening Programme.