Nail-biting: UAE Hope Set to Enter Mars on 9 February Published February 2nd, 2021 - 08:13 GMT
Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre. (Twitter)
Highlights
Khaleej Times got a sneak peek into the MBRSC control rooms, where the team is gearing up for what looks like another milestone.
The UAE s Hope Probe is well on its way to enter the Red Planet’s orbit at about 7.42pm local time on February 9. And it will be a nail-biting moment for the engineers at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), where all eyes will be riveted to the multitude of large displays spanning the ground station in Dubai.
Self-isolation must after PCR test, says DHA official
02 Feb 2021
Mariecar Jara-Puyod,
Senior Reporter
It is for the health, safety and security of everyone if anyone who goes for a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test, do the responsible act of self-isolation while practising all precautionary measures until guaranteed that he is not stricken with the dreadful persisting mutated SARS-CoV2-causing Novel Coronavirus (COVID19).
The self-isolation is important as it is necessary or even mandatory since “this is crucial to protect your family and the community at large,” said Dubai Health Authority (DHA)-Health Promotion and Education head Dr. Hind Al Awadhi on Monday.
Dubai: A top Dubai Health Authority (DHA) health official has outlined the detailed guidelines for home isolation in Dubai in the wake of COVID-19.
In a press statement issued on Monday, Dr Hind Al Awadhi, Head of Health Promotion and Education at the DHA, provided a set of tips for managing health and mental well-being during the COVID-19 isolation period.
After doing PCR test and before getting results
Dr Hind said, “If you have taken a PCR test due to any medical reason and not for travel purpose, you must take all precautions assuming that you have COVID-19 until proven otherwise with a negative PCR test.”
UAE space engineers confident as Hope probe nears Mars
Nandini Sircar/Dubai Filed on February 1, 2021
A model of the Hope probe displayed at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre in Dubai. KT Photo: M Sajjad
Live updates of Hope Probe can be seen on a multitude of screens at the MBRSC control centre. KT Photo: M Sajjad
Khaleej Times got a sneak peek into the MBRSC control rooms, where the team is gearing up for what looks like another milestone.
The UAE s Hope Probe is well on its way to enter the Red Planet’s orbit at about 7.42pm local time on February 9. And it will be a nail-biting moment for the engineers at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), where all eyes will be riveted to the multitude of large displays spanning the ground station in Dubai.
Dubai: A top official of the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) today called upon residents to exercise utmost social responsibility and strictly abide by all precautionary measures in addition to taking the COVID-19 vaccine.
In an exclusive interview with Gulf News, Dr Hind Al Awadhi, head of health promotion and education at DHA, said: “People think the vaccine will fix everything. It will, but with time – after we have vaccinated the largest population possible. Till then, it is essential that everyone still maintains physical distance, wears a mask, washes their hands and follows all precautionary measures.” Dr Hind Al Awadhi, head of health promotion and education, Dubai Health Authority