Minister of Health Abdul Rahman Bin Mohammed Al Owais has said that no cases of the new coronavirus have been detected in the UAE and that all necessary precautions have been taken to protect the country from the disease. The minister made the statement during a meeting of the National Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management team, which he chaired, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported Sunday. Concerned officials from several authorities attended the meeting, which discussed in detail the steps taken to ensure that the UAE remained free from the virus, it said. The meeting also stressed the importance of full preparedness on the part of all the concerned entities to deal with any eventuality concerning the newly identified coronavirus, WAM added. Al Owais emphasized on the need to ascertain news reports about the disease from reliable and official sources and avoid rumors.