The Ministry of Health and Prevention reported a huge wave of recoveries today, May 4 with 203 individuals who have recovered from the disease bringing the total number of those fully healed by frontliners in the UAE to 2966.
MoHAP furthered that there are 567 coming from 18,698 additional tests of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country, bringing the total to 14,730.
شفاء 203 حالة جديدة من #فيروس_كورونا_المستجد، ليصل إجمالي حالات الشفاء في الدولة إلى 2966 حالة.
— UAEGov (@uaegov) May 4, 2020
MoHAP also reported eleven new fatalities, bringing the country’s total death toll to 137.
The Ministry expressed its deep regrets and condolences to the family of the deceased and wished for the full recovery of the others.
وفاة 11 شخص من جنسيات مختلفة من المصابين بفيروس #كورونا_المستجد، ونتيجة مضاعفات ارتبطت بأمراض مزمنة، وبذلك يصل إجمالي الوفيات في الدولة إلى 137 شخص.
— UAEGov (@uaegov) May 4, 2020
In addition, the country also reported 99 patients who have recovered, bringing the total number of COVID-19 recoveries in the country now to 2,763.
The Ministry also advises the general public to adhere to the preventative health and personal hygiene measures to prevent the spread of the pandemic.
It noted basic protective measures such as the frequent washing of hands, covering the mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing with a tissue or into one’s elbow, and to seek early medical care if symptoms of fever, cough and difficulty in breathing arise.
The Ministry also advised individuals with respiratory illness symptoms to avoid mixing in crowded places. It also called on members of the public to seek information from official sources and avoid spreading misinformation.
