COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates
| COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | United Arab Emirates |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Dubai |
| Arrival date | 29 January 2020 (5 years, 4 months, 2 weeks and 5 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 1,067,030 (24 May 2023) |
| Active cases | 10,156 (24 May 2023) |
| Recovered | 1,054,525 (24 May 2023) |
Deaths | 2,349 (24 May 2023) |
| Fatality rate | 0.22% |
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The COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) 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.
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. On 22 March, Dubai started an 11-day sterilisation campaign as an effort to contain COVID-19. Night curfew was imposed four days later while the country began disinfection. School closure was first announced on 8 March for four weeks. Three weeks later, it was announced that schools will be closed until the end of the academic year.