• Members of Vogue Fitness demonstrate their green status. All photos: Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Members of Vogue Fitness demonstrate their green status. All photos: Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • A visitor demonstrates his green status on Al Hosn app at The Westin Abu Dhabi Golf Resort & Spa
    A visitor demonstrates his green status on Al Hosn app at The Westin Abu Dhabi Golf Resort & Spa
  • Khaled Hassan AlMarzooqi, 32, shows proof of his green status on Al Hosn at Boroughs cafe at Yas Marina.
    Khaled Hassan AlMarzooqi, 32, shows proof of his green status on Al Hosn at Boroughs cafe at Yas Marina.
  • Keith O'Donell shows his Al Hosn app at Vogue Fitness in Yas Marina.
    Keith O'Donell shows his Al Hosn app at Vogue Fitness in Yas Marina.
  • Keith O'Donell takes part in a workout session after gaining entry to Vogue Fitness.
    Keith O'Donell takes part in a workout session after gaining entry to Vogue Fitness.
  • Stine Foshth, a regular at Vogue Fitness, used her green status to access the centre.
    Stine Foshth, a regular at Vogue Fitness, used her green status to access the centre.
  • Alyan Al Hajeri works up a sweat on an exercise bike after using the al hosn app to access Vogue Fitness.
    Alyan Al Hajeri works up a sweat on an exercise bike after using the al hosn app to access Vogue Fitness.
  • Green pass safety requirements came into force at The Westin Abu Dhabi Golf Resort & Spa on Tuesday.
    Green pass safety requirements came into force at The Westin Abu Dhabi Golf Resort & Spa on Tuesday.
  • Green pass protocols are laid out at the entrance to Khalidiyah Mall
    Green pass protocols are laid out at the entrance to Khalidiyah Mall
  • A visitor shows her green pass status to a security guard at Khalidiyah Mall.
    A visitor shows her green pass status to a security guard at Khalidiyah Mall.
  • Two visitors present their Al Hosn app to gain entrance to Khalidiyah Mall.
    Two visitors present their Al Hosn app to gain entrance to Khalidiyah Mall.

Coronavirus: UAE reports 265 new cases and 351 recoveries


Sarah Forster
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The UAE reported 265 new coronavirus cases and 351 recoveries on Thursday.

Officials said two people died in the past 24 hours from complications linked to the virus.

The country has recorded 735,992 cases, 728,546 recoveries and 2,097 deaths since the first Covid-19 case was detected in the Emirates on January 29 last year.

Widespread testing and tracing, stringent safety measures and a high vaccination rate have brought down daily infections.

Cases have consistently dropped to below 300 recently from a high of close to 4,000 a day in January.

An additional 291,055 tests were conducted over the 24-hour period, bringing the total to 83,975,380.

34,365 doses of vaccine were given in the last 24 hours.

94.02 per cent of the population has received 1 dose and 83.37 per cent is fully vaccinated.

More than 20 million vaccine doses have been administered in the UAE since the intensive vaccination campaign began early this year.

Meanwhile, the International Olympic Committee has said next year's Winter Olympics in Beijing will be held without spectators from abroad,

The IOC said only fully vaccinated participants would be exempt from a 21-day quarantine. Athletes who can provide a "justified medical exemption" will have their cases considered.

All participants and visitors will enter a strict bubble upon arrival that covers Games-related areas and stadiums as well as accommodation, catering and the opening and closing ceremonies.

The decisions, announced by the IOC but taken by Chinese organisers, give an idea of measures that will be announced in October to prevent the Games from turning into a source of infection.

Specific rules on Covid-19 countermeasures for spectators from mainland China and the details of ticketing arrangements are still being discussed, and will be released to the public in due course, the IOC said.

Updated: September 30, 2021, 12:04 PM