Over 196.3 million PCR tests have been carried out in the country so far
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On Friday, the United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Health and Prevention reported 220 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 222 recoveries and no deaths.
An Indian national in the United States has been charged with $8 million Covid-19 Relief Fraud regime and faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison if convicted, according to court documents.
Abhishek Krishnan, 40, resided in North Carolina before returning to his home country of India. A federal grand jury in Newark, New Jersey, returned an indictment charging him with fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans backed by the Small Business Administration (SBA ) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (Cares) Act.
Meanwhile, shopping malls in the capital of the United Arab Emirates have seen an increase in footfall following the removal of Green Pass Requirement.
The requirement was removed and wearing a mask became optional as the country lifted all Restrictions related to Covid-19 from Monday 7 November.
The Green Pass on Al Hosn app was a requirement for all shoppers to access all malls in Abu Dhabi since June 2021. It was part of the precautionary measures put in place to curb the spread of Covid-19.
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