<b>Live updates: follow the latest news on </b><a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/coronavirus/2021/11/29/omicron-live-updates-covid-variant-vaccine-test-cases-travel/"><b>Covid-19 variant Omicron</b></a> The UAE reported 78 coronavirus cases on Saturday, after an additional 242,454 tests were carried out. Officials said no one died from the virus in the 24-hour reporting period. The Emirates has recorded 742,719 infections and 2,151 deaths since the first Covid-19 case was detected on January 29 last year. Another 72 people overcame the virus, taking the total number of recoveries to 737,821. There are 2,747 active cases in the Emirates. Daily cases have remained below 100 since October 21. The country's extensive testing campaign and vaccination drive have controlled the spread of infection over the past couple of months. More than 104 million PCR tests have been carried out to date and more than 22.1 million vaccine doses have been administered in the past year. According to official data, 100 per cent of the eligible population has received one dose of the vaccine while more than 90 per cent is fully vaccinated. Meanwhile, scientists in the UAE have invented an <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2021/12/10/uae-researchers-invent-electric-mask-capable-of-zapping-viruses/" target="_blank">electric face mask</a> they say is capable of killing viruses. The device has two electrodes fitted to either side of a mask, which zap any viruses that enter the space, either completely destroying them or rendering them harmless. The <a href="https://www.uaeu.ac.ae/en/">UAE University</a> team, led by Dr Mahmoud Al Ahmad, have patented the idea and are now seeking investors to produce the masks at scale.
