Coronavirus: UAE ranked in global top ten for Covid-19 treatment

The survey by the Deep Knowledge Group, a consortium of technology companies and non-profit organisations, ranked the UAE in 10th place internationally.

The UAE is among the top 10 countries in the world for coronavirus treatment, according to a global ranking.

The survey, by the Deep Knowledge Group, a consortium of technology companies and non-profit organization’s, considered 200 data points for each country to compile the list which placed UAE in top 10 list.

The ‘Covid-19 Treatment Efficiency Ranking Framework’ assesses countries based on the sophistication and effectiveness of efforts to monitor the spread of the virus, treatment of patients, in addition to the capacity to develop, test, validate and deploy experimental vaccines and treatments.

The Emirates took early steps to contain the virus, including placing controls on flight arrivals from the hardest-hit hit countries, combined with rigorous and extensive testing and contact tracing of cases.

DUBAI: Relatively high rates of recovery from COVID-19 infection have put the GCC bloc in the limelight even though their efforts to keep new cases under control have produced mixed results so far.