Coronavirus: 13 new cases in the UAE as of March 21, 2020

Coronavirus: 13 new cases in the UAE as of March 21, 2020

Dubai: 13 new cases of COVID-19 were reported on Saturday (March 21, 2020) in the UAE, bringing to the total number of cases to 153, according to the Emirates News Agency (WAM).

Seven (7) new cases have also recovered from the virus, bringing the total number of recovered cases in the country to 38 as of Saturday.

Dr. Farida Al Hosani, director of the communicable diseases department at Abu Dhabi’s Department of Health, gave the following recommendations:

• We recommend delaying non-emergency dental procedures, or when suffering from respiratory symptoms such as coughing.
• We are working on a mechanism to maintain domestic isolation.
• New legal offences might be announced if the public does not comply with isolation.
• We urge citizens and residents to stay away from mass transportation.
• Visits to restaurants and markets should be reduced to avoid infection.