UAE confirmed 63 new coronavirus (Covid-19) cases on Saturday.

The announcement was made by the Ministry of Health and Prevention in a press conference today.

The total number of cases in UAE stand at 468 as of March 28.

"We thank our heroes from police, military, security in addition to the municipalities who worked on the National Sterilisation Programme," MoHAP said.

Dr. Faridah Al Hosani, the official spokesperson for the UAE health sector, also thanked the citizens and residents for cooperating with authorities by following precautionary measures.

UAE Sterilisation Program extended

MoHAP and the Ministry of Interior on Saturday announced that the National Sterilisation Programme has been extended until April 5.

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