• A new drive-through offering Covid-19 vaccination and testing has opened in Abu Dhabi.
    A new drive-through offering Covid-19 vaccination and testing has opened in Abu Dhabi.
  • Seha said the centre can administer 200 vaccinations and carry out 1,000 nasal swabs and laser tests per day.
    Seha said the centre can administer 200 vaccinations and carry out 1,000 nasal swabs and laser tests per day.
  • The new centre was built utilising shipping containers, similar to the centres recently opened in Al Sarouj in Al Ain and Al Manhal in Abu Dhabi.
    The new centre was built utilising shipping containers, similar to the centres recently opened in Al Sarouj in Al Ain and Al Manhal in Abu Dhabi.
  • All Seha centres offer Sinopharm and Pfizer vaccines.
    All Seha centres offer Sinopharm and Pfizer vaccines.
  • The new Seha-run centre in Rabdan has six lanes that cater for vaccinations, nasal swabs and DPI laser-based testing.
    The new Seha-run centre in Rabdan has six lanes that cater for vaccinations, nasal swabs and DPI laser-based testing.

Coronavirus: UAE records 136 new cases


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The UAE reported 136 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, taking the total number of infections since the pandemic began to 738,026.

Another 174 people beat the virus, with recoveries standing at 731,469.

One person died from complications related to Covid-19, bringing the overall death toll to 2,115.

The figures came after 350,115 tests were carried out.

Mass testing and one of the world's fastest vaccination drives has helped the UAE to curb the pandemic.

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, said last week that the UAE had “overcome the Covid-19 crisis” and called on people to return to normality.

During an in-person Qasr Al Bahr Majlis, Sheikh Mohamed said the country learnt crucial lessons from its fight against the coronavirus.

He said the UAE was in “good condition”, although he gave a warning that some adjustments must be made in the post-pandemic age.

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Pharaoh's curse

British aristocrat Lord Carnarvon, who funded the expedition to find the Tutankhamun tomb, died in a Cairo hotel four months after the crypt was opened.
He had been in poor health for many years after a car crash, and a mosquito bite made worse by a shaving cut led to blood poisoning and pneumonia.
Reports at the time said Lord Carnarvon suffered from “pain as the inflammation affected the nasal passages and eyes”.
Decades later, scientists contended he had died of aspergillosis after inhaling spores of the fungus aspergillus in the tomb, which can lie dormant for months. The fact several others who entered were also found dead withiin a short time led to the myth of the curse.

The biog

Nickname: Mama Nadia to children, staff and parents

Education: Bachelors degree in English Literature with Social work from UAE University

As a child: Kept sweets on the window sill for workers, set aside money to pay for education of needy families

Holidays: Spends most of her days off at Senses often with her family who describe the centre as part of their life too

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Updated: October 12, 2021, 10:22 AM