Dubai extends national sterilization program by one week

Volunteers of the "Your City Needs You" campaign gather outside a mosque in the Naif locality of the Gulf emirate of Dubai on April 15, 2020. (AFP)

• The emirate announced a two-week lockdown starting on April 4 at 8 p.m. to disinfect the area and contain the coronavirus
• As it stands, the total number of coronavirus infections stands at 5,825 cases, with the death toll at 35

DUBAI: Dubai has announced that it will extend the comprehensive national sterilization program for one week in efforts to curb the outbreak of the coronavirus, Emirates News Agency reported on Friday.

The emirate announced a two-week lockdown starting on April 4 at 8 p.m. to disinfect certain areas and contain the coronavirus.

As it stands, the UAE's total number of coronavirus infections stands at 5,825 cases, with the death toll at 35.