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The UAE has delivered 84 tonnes of Covid-19 aid this week to Argentina, Iraq and Paraguay, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has said. Since the pandemic started, the country has dispatched supplies across the world to help countries overcome the virus and put theireconomies back on a solid footing.
To date, the UAE has delivered 1,412 tonnes of aid to countries in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas since the pandemic began.
The shipments have included food and medical supplies, which have supported 1.4 million medical workers globally.
Last week, the UAE delivered shipments to Cambodia, Colombia, Kazakhstan and Myanmar.
In the Americas, the UAE has previously sent protective gear to Columbia, 500,000 Covid-19 testing kits to Brazil and financial support to US charities and organisations that provide food to those in need.
More than 900,000 people have died from Covid-19 across the globe with about 28 million cases.
Total cases in the UAE now [...]
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What is Coronavirus?Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans, coronaviruses cause respiratory tract infections that are typically mild, such as the common cold, though rarer forms such as SARS, MERS, and COVID-19 can be lethal. Symptoms vary in other species: in chickens, they cause an upper respiratory tract disease, while in cows and pigs they cause diarrhea. There are yet to be vaccines or antiviral drugs to prevent or treat human coronavirus infections.
What is Iraq?Iraq, officially known as the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest and Syria to the west. The capital, and largest city, is Baghdad. Iraq is home to diverse ethnic groups including Arabs, Kurds, Assyrians, Turkmen, Shabakis, Yazidis, Armenians, Mandeans, Circassians and Kawliya. Around 95% of the country's 37 million citizens are Muslims, with Christianity, Yarsan, Yezidism and Mandeanism also present. The official languages of Iraq are Arabic and Kurdish.
What is UAE?United Arab Emirates (UAE), sometimes simply called the Emirates is a country in Western Asia at the northeast end of the Arabian Peninsula on the Persian Gulf. UAE borders Oman to the east and Saudi Arabia to the south and west, as well as sharing maritime borders with Qatar to the west and Iran to the north. The sovereign constitutional monarchy is a federation of seven emirates consisting of Abu Dhabi (which serves as the capital), Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain. Their boundaries are complex, with numerous enclaves within the various emirates. Each emirate is governed by a ruler; together, they jointly form the Federal Supreme Council. One of the rulers serves as the President of the United Arab Emirates. In 2013, the UAE's population was 9.2 million, of which 1.4 million are Emirati citizens and 7.8 million are expatriates.
