ABU DHABI, April 06, 2020, SPA -- he Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHaP, has nounced 294 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the United Arab Emirates raising the number of cases to 1,799. MoHAP said in a statement that the new cases were detected upon examining people who came in contact with previously infected patients and did not adhere to preventive measures or maintain sufficient physical distance. ''A number of cases resulted from international travel. The newly diagnosed patients of various nationalities are in a stable condition and receiving the necessary medical care,'' MoHaP affirmed. MoHAP also announced the full recovery of 19 cases as a result of receiving the necessary medical care, taking the number of recoveries to 144. --SPA 11:28 LOCAL TIME 08:28 GMT 0005 www.spa.gov.sa/w1301857