Not everyone with a cold or respiratory illness needs to get tested for COVID-19.
That’s the message from UAE medical experts who say screening is necessary for those who show the symptoms after recently travelling to countries with high rates of the disease.
The checks are also required for people who may have come into contact with an infected individual.
Dr. Abdulla Al Rasasi from the DHA’s Public Health Protection Department has this advice.
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Etihad Airways and flydubai have cancelled more flights between the UAE and several cities in Saudi Arabia following the airport attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday.
The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the attacks launched by the Houthi group on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.
Two UAE humanitarian aid convoys comprising 20 trucks carrying 259 tonnes of food supplies have entered the Gaza Strip this week under Operation Chivalrous Knight 3.
