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It was the first country in the Middle East to report a confirmed case. [4] The first patient, a 73-year-old Chinese woman, was released on 9 February after recovering. [5] The first two deaths were confirmed on 20 March. On 22 March, Dubai started an 11-day sterilisation campaign as an effort to contain COVID-19.
The UAE’s Ministry of Interior said on Monday it had started legal proceedings against three Uzbek nationals who were arrested in connection with Kogan’s murder.
The next day, the Road and Transit Authority (RTA) carried out maintenance checks and opened limited service on both lines. [30] Intercity bus service on the Dubai-Abu Dhabi, Dubai-Sharjah, and Dubai-Ajman routes were suspended. [31] A total of 1,244 flights at Dubai International Airport were cancelled over a two-day period with 41 others ...
The warmest day on record for the entire planet was 22 July 2024 when the highest global average temperature was recorded at 17.16 °C (62.89 °F). [20] The previous record was 17.09 °C (62.76 °F) set the day before on 21 July 2024. [20] The month of July 2023 was the hottest month on record globally. [21]
The storm's total rainfall in Dubai added up to 6.45 inches (164 mm) by Wednesday morning, an event the state-run WAM news agency said was worse than "anything documented since the start of data ...
The details of more deaths arrive daily. Benji Gregory, 46, a former child actor and star of the 1980s sitcom "Alf," was found in his car after dying of a suspected heat stroke.
On 15 July and 16, 2023, Dubai marked the hottest temperatures ever recorded where it reached 49 °C (120 °F) in the afternoon, and with the highest low temperature of 37 °C (99 °F) at night, this has been the hottest recorded temperature for decades. [2]
On 21 February 2013, WHO stated that there had been 13 laboratory-confirmed cases, 6 cases (4 fatal) from Saudi Arabia, 2 cases (both fatal) from Jordan, 2 cases from Qatar, and 3 from the UK. [ 51 ] In March 2013, the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health reported the death of a 39-year-old man, the 15th case and 9th death reported to WHO. [ 52 ]