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UAE to gradually lift Covid-19 restrictions
The Asharq Al-Awsat reported, the state news agency WAM reported on Wednesday, the United Arab Emirates will gradually lift restrictions imposed to check the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the number of infections and hospitalizations has gone down.
It said, citing the National Emergency Crisis Management Authority, venues will be allowed to function at maximum capacity by mid-February.
According to WAM, the oil-rich federation reported on Wednesday 1,538 new coronavirus infections and four deaths in the past 24 hours. It said, the total numbers of COVID-related cases and deaths recorded in the country are respectively 862,514 and 2,273.
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The report noted that the UAE has one of the world's highest vaccination rates.
Source: aawsat
