The United Arab Emirates declared on Wednesday registering a batch of 85 people who contracted the germ coronavirus thus the whole number of infections in the country rose to 333. The health ministry said in a statement seven patients were cured of the pandemic, bringing total number of those relieved of the infection to 52. It indicated that some of the cases were in close contact with infected persons and others who had travelled abroad.
Among the infection cases, there were seven UAE citizens. Abu Dhabi declared death of two expatriates, an Arab and an Asian, by the disease last Friday.
