Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has affirmed that "Peoples safety in the UAE is a paramount priority irrespective of any other considerations.” "We wont hesitate to take any further precautionary steps if necessity arises over the coming period," he emphasized. Sheikh Mohamed underlined the importance of adopting a holistic approach to ensure a comprehensive epidemiological investigation mechanism linking together all stakeholders and competent bodies in confronting the proliferation of the virus. He hailed the efficiency of the government and private health sectors, terming them as the first line of defense against the novel virus. He stressed the necessity of continuing the educational process in a way that ensures students safety and achieves the educational vision and mission at the same time by employing state-of-the-art technology and modern communication techniques. Sheikh Mohamed said media played a key role in battling the virus, calling on organizations to help raise awareness and prevent the spread of fake rumors. Abdulrahman al-Owais, Minister of Health and Prevention, said that most of those infected in the country were in a stable condition, except for two cases who were still in intensive care. The capacity and readiness of all health facilities and labs in the public and private sectors have been upgraded to conduct high-efficiency virus tests, he added. All passengers arriving in the UAE were subject to precautionary measures, including medical examinations and thermal scanning through 32 land, sea and air entry points, Owais stated. "The UAE has a sufficient strategic reserve of essential medical equipment to conduct advanced tests for Covid-19, in addition to other necessary medical supplies and facilities, such as airborne infection isolation rooms, in addition to 500-700 specialist medical teams working round the clock," the minister affirmed. Hussain al-Hammadi, Minister of Education, said most of the universities and schools are now applying the e-learning system after up to 1,196 training workshops have been organized on how to operate the system by launching pilots at several schools. "Some 508 principals have been trained and now we have 620-e-learning enabled schools," he explained. The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention ordered the temporary suspension of wedding celebrations and other social parties for four weeks as of Wednesday.