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The COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first confirmed case in the United Arab Emirates was announced on 29 January 2020. It was the first country in the Middle East to report a confirmed case.
In January 2020, first cases of COVID-19 was reported in the United Arab Emirates. [5] In October 2020, Dubai relaxed its entry requirements for tourists. [6] Despite the initial influx of tourists, Dubai and the wider United Arab Emirates (UAE) were forced to reintroduce restrictions in response to a surge in COVID-19 cases. [7]
The Targeted Economic Support Scheme (TESS) is a stimulus package launched by the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates in March 2020 in response to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The measures were brought into legal effect by the Minister for Health with the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020, published on 7 April 2020. [299] Singapore had relatively few COVID-19 cases before the emergence of the Delta and Omicron variants from 8 May 2021 to 29 March 2022. [300]
2 April 2020: A/RES/74/270: Global solidarity to fight the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] 20 April 2020: A/RES/74/274 : International cooperation to ensure global access to medicines, vaccines and medical equipment to face COVID-19.
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In the 18 months following containment of the initial outbreak in Wuhan, two COVID-19 deaths were recorded. [512] [513] In December 2022, the Chinese government ended its zero-COVID policy and mass testing following protests across the country. [495] In 2020 and 2021, China was the largest exporter of COVID-19 critical medical products.
As of 17 February 2025, 115 countries and territories have at least 200,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, and of them, 90 (18 out of 23 or nearly 78.3%) have at least half a million confirmed COVID-19 cases, incl. Egypt and Hungary. On 11 March 2022, the second anniversary of the day when the COVID-19 outbreak became a pandemic was commemorated.