Yesterday, it was announced that an additional 45 cases of COVID-19 coronavirus were reported in the UAE. The individuals who tested positive belonged to various nationalities, including one each from the Philippines, Iraq, Tunisia, Syria, Kuwait, Italy, Peru, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Somalia, UK, Sudan, Egypt, Ireland, Russia, Montenegro, France, and Poland, in addition to two from Canada, three from Bangladesh, four each from Pakistan and the US, and seven from both the UAE and India.
Everyone diagnosed is receiving medical care. One man who caught the virus while travelling overseas was found to infect 17 other people as he did not adhere to the 14 day quarantine procedure.