TEMPERATURE CONTROL : A health worker checks the temperature of residents in the Naif Road neighbourhood on March 28, 2020. To control the spread of COVID-19, a team of doctors, nurses, paramedics and lab technicians in cooperation with the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and Dubai Police carried out medical check-ups in densely-populated areas of Dubai.
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DRIVE-BY CHECK : A motorist gets a nasal swab sample taken at a drive-through COVID-19 testing centre at the Al Nasr Club in Dubai.
It was part of the Dubai Health Authority’s efforts to combat the coronavirus outbreak.
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EXPANDING HEALTHCARE : A field hospital is being set up at the Dubai World Trade Centre in April 2020. The Middle East’s largest temporary
hospital could treat around 3,000 COVID-19 patients, and it was part of efforts to boost capacity to handle
a potential increase in patients.
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TESTING TIMES : Medical staff take nasal swab samples from residents of the Naif area in Deira, Dubai, for the COVID-19 test. Police, community volunteers,
health authorities and private healthcare providers worked together to organise the testing.
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LAB ON WHEELS : The mobile screening unit of the Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services (DCAS). The lab unit was launched to serve senior
citizens, residents and people of determination as part of Dubai’s efforts to combat the novel coronavirus.
The testing unit is equipped with smart technologies and advanced devices to protect paramedics
and people who are tested.
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A SHOT IN THE ARM : A COVID-19 vaccination centre in Dubai. The vaccination programme, rolled out in December 2020, picked up pace in the following months. Sinopharm,
Pfizer-BioNTech and Sputnik vaccines are available in Dubai.
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SAMPLE TEST : A lab technician readies a nasal swab sample for the RT-PCR test. The Reverse Transcription-Polymerase
Chain Reaction is the only test approved by health authorities to confirm a COVID-19 infection.
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FRONTLINE WARRIORS : Healthcare workers were at the frontline of the battle against COVID-19. Doctors, nurses, paramedics, ambulance drivers and other medical personnel
of various nationalities worked round the clock to serve the COVID-stricken people.
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PREPPING FOR A JAB : Emirati Abdullah Majid Khalfan Bin Thaneya has his blood pressure and blood oxygen levels checked before taking a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Zabeel Primary Health Centre in Dubai.
The vaccination drive played a significant role in bringing down the infections.
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KIDS ON THE VACCINE BLOCK : Children aged 12 and above are given the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. It’s mandatory for all students above 16 years to be
fully vaccinated as schools welcome them back to the classes.
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A TIME TO CELEBRATE : Al Kuwait Hospital staff celebrate before the UAE Air Force aerobatic team’s flyover organised by the General Command of the UAE
Armed Forces in appreciation of the nation’s medical teams efforts to fight COVID-19.
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Frontline heroes : Doctors, nurses, paramedics, ambulance drivers and other medical personnel of various nationalities worked round the clock to serve the COVID-stricken people.
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