Combatting COVID-19: UAE to hold media briefing today

Monday, 14 September 2020 12:02

The UAE government will hold a news conference on developments related to the pandemic at 7:00 pm today.

This comes as the country reported 640 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday following 84,642 additional tests across the country.

The total number of recoveries stand at 69,451, while the death toll remains at 399.

A total of 79,489 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far, out of which 9,639 are currently active.

#UAE government to hold a media briefing today at 7:00 pm on #COVID19 latest developments in the country#WamNews pic.twitter.com/H1fYJywT19
— WAM English (@WAMNEWS_ENG) September 14, 2020

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