DUBAI: The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention has confirmed 563 new coronavirus cases, state news agency WAM reported on Thursday.
The new cases were detected after conducting over 38,000 new tests, increasing the total number of infected people in the country to 32,532.
The authority has also reported three more fatalities, bringing the death toll to 258. There were also 314 further recoveries, bumping the total number of patients to recover to 16,685.
Meanwhile, Dubai’s government has announced the return of 50 percent of government employees to work from the office under “intensified precautionary measures” to protect their health, Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed said.
The emirate has also allowed for more businesses to reopen, such as gyms, cinemas and others, and to operate for longer hours, from 6 a.m. until 11 p.m.
UAE reports lower daily cases, 563 new infections
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UAE reports lower daily cases, 563 new infections
- There were also 3 fatalities and 314 recoveries
- The health authority has conducted over 38,000 new coronavirus tests
US to deploy more troops to Middle East as Iran operations continue
- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine acknowledged that four US service members have been killed so far
WASHINGTON: The US will send additional troops and military assets to the Middle East as operations against Iran continue, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine said on Monday.
Speaking at the Pentagon alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Caine stressed that the campaign, dubbed “Operation Epic Fury,” remains ongoing and will not be concluded quickly.
“This is not a single overnight operation. The military objectives that (US Central Command) CENTCOM and the joint force have been tasked with will take some time to achieve, and, in some cases, will be difficult and gritty work,” Caine said.
He acknowledged that four US service members have been killed so far and cautioned that further casualties are expected as the campaign continues.
“We expect to take additional losses, and as always, we will work to minimize US losses. But as the Secretary (of Defense Hegseth) said, this is major combat operations,” Caine added.
Caine confirmed that more forces are already heading to the region.
“In fact, Admiral Cooper will receive additional forces even today,” he said, referring to Brad Cooper, US CENTCOM chief.
He described the rapid military buildup as evidence of the US Armed Forces’ ability to adjust quickly and project power “at the time and place of our nation’s choosing.”
