Covid-19 vaccine UAE: UAQ Ruler gets the jab
Web Report/Umm Al Quwain Filed on January 10, 2021
Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu alla receives the vaccine.
The UAQ Ruler received the first of two doses of the vaccine on Sunday.
His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu alla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Quwain, has received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
A photo posted on social media on Sunday shows the Umm Al Quwain Ruler receiving the jab. The vaccine is administered in two doses, with a gap of 21-28 days.
Sheikh Saud is the second Ruler in the UAE to get the jab. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, received the vaccine in November last year.
Covid-19 vaccine in UAE: 66,219 people vaccinated in last 24 hours
Web report/Dubai Filed on January 10, 2021 | Last updated on January 11, 2021 at 03.53 pm
This initiative is in line with UAE s plan to vaccinate more than 50 per cent of the country s population.
The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that 66,219 people have got a coronavirus vaccine over the last 24 hours, bringing to 1,086,568 the total number of shots taken so far across the nation.
The campaign recorded a distribution rate of 10.99 doses per 100 people, which is just second behind Israel globally.
This initiative is in line with UAE s plan to vaccinate more than 50 per cent of the country s population.
Covid vaccines Dubai: Air travel set to soar this year
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Dubai Airports passenger traffic will gradually return to its peak level as airlines restore full passenger operations, experts say.
Dubai Airports (DXB) is set to stage a strong rebound this year, thanks to the UAE’s Covid-19 vaccination drives and the government’s swift action plan, experts have said.
Saj Ahmad, an analyst at London’s StrategicAero Research, said Dubai Airports’ passenger traffic will gradually return to its peak level as the UAE airlines such as Emirates and flydubai restore full passenger operations.