The United Arab Emirates has recorded zero coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed Bin Zayed said on Twitter Wednesday, reports CNN.
“Today we announce no deaths related to COVID-19 in the UAE in the last 24 hours. Our deepest gratitude to our frontline heroes and to society for their commitment to adhering to precautionary measures. We must continue our collective efforts in tackling this challenge."
The last time the UAE had no deaths was April 18, according to Ministry of Health data.
On Tuesday, 375 more cases were recorded in the Emirates bringing up the total number of cases to 55,573, of which more than 46,000 recovered, according to the Health Ministry.
Overall the UAE has conducted more than 4 million tests in the country of 11 million, Minister of Health and Prevention Abdul Rahman Al Owais said on Monday, according to the UAE government office's Twitter account.
Owais added that two vaccines have reached a phase three clinical trial with 15,000 people volunteering for testing.
In June the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and China launched a Phase 3 clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine, according to the China National Biotec Group (CNBG) and UAE state media.
Drugmakers globally are working to find a coronavirus vaccine. It's unclear if or when a vaccine will be available to the public as of yet, but researchers hope to produce one by early 2021.