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Dubai: In a set of revised COVID-19 management guidelines, issued by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) on Tuesday, the quarantine period for asymptomatic COVID-19 positive cases and those who have been in close contact with such cases was reduced to 10 days. The earlier 14-day quarantine is however still valid in case of moderate, severe and critically ill COVID-19 patients. DHA very specifically stated that individuals who have come in close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case but do not develop any symptoms should also abide by the new quarantine period of 10 days, starting from the day t...

Dubai: As the clock struck 12 and the world ushered in the much-awaited 2021, it was raining babies in hospitals. The UAE was no exception as overjoyed parents of different nationalities welcome their bundles of joy and hope. One of the first babies to enter the world precisely on the dot of 12am was a bonny boy weighing 3.5kg born to Indian expatriates Ibra and Yasser Khan at the Aster Hospital in Dubai’s Qusais. The baby was the firstborn of the couple. He has been named Ibrahim. Yasser Khan with baby Ibrahim. Image Credit: Supplied Khan, the elated father, said, �...

“There was no descend of head, so we gave her a short trial of labour, and obviously the head did not come down so we decided it would be a caesarean section.” Dr Mehrishi said it was a happy moment when the baby was delivered at the start of the new year. “It has been a tough year and everybody was looking for a better new year, so what is better than having a baby at that time?” She said this was her first time delivering a new year baby. “When the patient comes in in labour on December 31, obviously she is expecting to make record [and deliver at midnight], but at that time the i...

Dubai: The COVID-19 pandemic was an eye-opener for all, teaching us lessons that will remain with us always. For some, the gains far outweighed the losses as they chose not to agonise over the past but to share what they had with others. We spoke to a few UAE residents who were able to find purpose and gain from the pandemic. While one cooked food for the needy, another bonded closer to the family, while yet another helped the community. Here’s what they said. Pakistani expatriate Basid Siddique, owner of the Mumtaz Darbar restaurant in Muhaisnah Basid Siddique was making sales worth Dh8,00...

Dubai: A Dubai-based health care group is ending 2020 on a strong note with its month-long ‘Walk To Win’ Challenge. Over 18,890 employees working at 380 establishments under Aster DM Healthcare, operating in seven countries, including the UAE, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan and India, were invited to take part in the fitness initiative aimed at helping medical frontliners cope with the demands of the pandemic while living a healthy lifestyle. And a sizeable lot joined in. Alisha Moopen, deputy managing director of Aster DM Healthcare, told Gulf News: “One thing the pandemic ...