Workers of shops and restaurants in Abu-Dhabi which have got vaccinated for COVID-19, are exempted from further taking PCR tests, have informed in the Department of Economic Development of the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
Earlier workers of these spheres without fail took test for COVID-19 each 14 days. Indulgences as have informed the authorities of Abu-Dhabi extend on workers of restaurants, coffee houses, supermarkets, bakeries, shopping centers and butcher’s shops, and also other enterprises of retail trade.
In the department it was reminded that today the vaccine for COVID-19 is accessible in all medical centers of the capital, and vaccination is voluntary and free.
In particular, in all medical centers of the United Arab Emirates the vaccine of manufacture of Chinese company Sinopharm is accessible to inhabitants of the country at the age from 18.
Vaccination will be held at two stages: first injection after medical examination, the second in 21-28 days after the first.
According to the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority NCEMA, the vaccine by 100 % protects from the course of COVID-19 in severe and moderate severe forms, and its efficiency makes 86 %.
Meanwhile, the cases of COVID-19 grow in the United Arab Emirates throughout last four days. So, on January 2, 2021, in the territory of the country, according to the Ministry of Health and Prevention of the United Arab Emirates, 1963 new cases of infection have been registered.
Thus, total number infected from the beginning of outbreak of the disease has reached 211 641.Thus, as was noted in the ministry, 188 100 patients have completely recovered, 674 have died from COVID complications, and 22 867 persons take necessary treatment at the moment.
From the moment of the pandemic beginning in the territory of the United Arab Emirates over more than 21 million tests on COVID-19 have been made and that is one of leading indicators in the world per capita.