UAE Tightens Covid Rules as Hospitalizations and Cases Rise
Pedestrians wear protective face masks in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Jan. 2, 2022.
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The United Arab Emirates is tightening covid regulations, including stricter enforcement of an indoor mask mandate, amid an increase in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations.
Infections in the UAE have more than doubled in a week, and the country reported 1,319 infections on Monday. Hospital admissions have increased, the National Crisis and Emergency Management Authority said, without giving further details. Still, the number of fatalities has stayed low, and the government hasn’t reported any deaths in at least a week.