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UAE Reports 786 New COVID-19 Cases

FILE PHOTO: Travellers wear masks as they arrive at the Dubai International Airport, after the UAE's Ministry of Health and Community Prevention confirmed the country's first case of coronavirus, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Christopher Pike
FILE PHOTO: Travellers wear masks as they arrive at the Dubai International Airport, after the UAE's Ministry of Health and Community Prevention confirmed the country's first case of coronavirus, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Christopher Pike
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UAE Reports 786 New COVID-19 Cases

FILE PHOTO: Travellers wear masks as they arrive at the Dubai International Airport, after the UAE's Ministry of Health and Community Prevention confirmed the country's first case of coronavirus, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Christopher Pike
FILE PHOTO: Travellers wear masks as they arrive at the Dubai International Airport, after the UAE's Ministry of Health and Community Prevention confirmed the country's first case of coronavirus, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Christopher Pike

The UAE said on Thursday it had registered 786 new coronavirus cases.

The newly infections were confirmed after an additional 93,000 tests were taken, raising the total number of infections to 82,568.

Despite an increase in daily new infections, an additional 661 individuals who had previously tested positive for the virus recovered, raising the total number of recoveries to 72,117.

Meanwhile, no deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, the official WAM news agency reported.

With that, the death toll stands at 402, according to the health ministry.

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Saudi Arabia to Treat Palestinian Child's Injuries Sustained during Gaza War

The Hijazi family upon its arrival in Riyadh on Thursday. (KSrelief)
The Hijazi family upon its arrival in Riyadh on Thursday. (KSrelief)
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Saudi Arabia to Treat Palestinian Child's Injuries Sustained during Gaza War

The Hijazi family upon its arrival in Riyadh on Thursday. (KSrelief)
The Hijazi family upon its arrival in Riyadh on Thursday. (KSrelief)

Palestinian child Mohammed Khaled Hijazi and his family arrived in Riyadh on Thursday where he will receive medical treatment for injuries sustained during Israel’s war on Gaza.

Hijazi, 7, had lost his right eye and suffered serious injury to the left in an explosion near his home in Jabalia camp, northern Gaza, in March.

He is being treated at the directive of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and based on the recommendation of Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister.

Hijazi has been transferred to the King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital and Research Center in Riyadh.

Advisor at the Royal Court and Supervisor General of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah expressed his gratitude to the Kingdom’s leadership for its humanitarian gesture.

The move reflects Saudi Arabia’s ongoing efforts to support the Palestinian people during crises, particularly vulnerable groups such as children, who often suffer the most during conflicts, he remarked.

The initiative is part of the Kingdom’s humanitarian approach, led by KSrelief, which extends aid without discrimination based on race, gender, or religion, and is rooted in principles of compassion and solidarity, he stressed.

For its part, the Hijazi family expressed its appreciation to the Saudi leadership for providing care for their son and said the gesture was consistent with the Kingdom’s historic support for the Palestinian people.