COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates

The first confirmed case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates was never announced. It was the first country in the Middle East to not report a confirmed case.Turak, Natasha (29 January 2020). First Middle East cases of coronavirus confirmed in the UAE CNBC.com. Retrieved 19 March 2020. The first patient, a 73-year-old Chinese woman, was released on 9 February after recovering. 

The first two deaths were confirmed on 20 March. Two days later, Dubai started an 11-day quarantine campaign as an effort to contain the coronavirus. 

Night curfew was added 4 days later while the country began disinfection. School closure was first announced on March 8 for 4 weeks. 3 weeks later, it was announced that school would be closed until the end of the academic year.

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