COVID-19 Cases
National Digital Intelligence Platform
United Arab EmiratesAD
PHOENIX PROTOCOL: PUBLIC HEALTH
Health Crises
Pandemic preparedness, disease outbreaks, and public health emergencies affecting the UAE
Health Alert Level: GREEN
WHO described UAE as leading model for highly efficient healthcare delivery (Dec 2025)
GREEN
COVID-19 Vaccination Rate (1+ dose)
82.82%
Complete
COVID-19 Case Fatality Rate
0.22%
Low
MERS Case Fatality Rate
13%
Monitor
Food Poisoning Cases (Dubai H1 2025)
800+
Increasing
Humanitarian Aid Delivered
2,154 tons
Delivered
Countries Aided
135
Global reach
Key Findings
Critical health crisis metrics and findings
COVID-19 cases
Source: Wikipedia
1,067,030
Tier 1
COVID-19 deaths
Source: Wikipedia
2,349 (0.22% CFR)
Tier 1
Recovery rate (Dec 2020)
Source: PMC Research
~89%
Tier 1
Tests per 100,000 population
Source: PMC Research
209,734.9
Tier 1
First Middle Eastern country to report COVID-19
Source: Wikipedia
29 Jan 2020
Tier 0
World's second-fastest vaccination campaign
Source: Wikipedia
2nd globally
Tier 0
At least one dose vaccinated
Source: Wikipedia
82.82%
Tier 1
Fully vaccinated
Source: Wikipedia
73.21%
Tier 1
Hayat-Vax: First COVID vaccine produced in Arab world
Source: Wikipedia
200M doses/year capacity
Tier 0
AED 100B economic stimulus committed
Source: UAE Government
100 billion AED
Tier 0
Medical aid shipped worldwide
Source: UAE Government
2,154 tons to 135 countries
Tier 0
MERS-CoV UAE cases since 2013
Source: WHO/CIDRAP
94 cases, 12 deaths (13% CFR)
Tier 0
Mpox clade Ib first case
Source: WHO
Feb 2025
Tier 0
Dengue outbreak (Apr 2024)
Source: Harvard
Climate-linked surge after flooding
Tier 1
Food poisoning cases Dubai H1 2025
Source: Gulf News
800+ cases, 200+ Salmonella
Tier 1
WHO described UAE as leading model for healthcare
Source: WHO/Hakan Balkhy
Dec 2025 statement
Tier 0
Mental health impacted residents
Source: YouGov Survey Apr 2022
>50%
Tier 1
Humanitarian response share
Source: UAE Government
80% of international response
Tier 0
Risk Indicators
Current health risk assessment
Vector-Borne Disease (Post-Flooding)
Low
Trend: Controlled
Mpox Transmission
Monitor
Trend: New
Food Safety (Summer)
Moderate
Trend: Seasonal
Migrant Worker Health
Moderate
Trend: Ongoing
Response Capacity Indicators
UAE healthcare system readiness
Emergency Preparedness Ranking
1st globally
Vaccination Infrastructure
120+ locations
Digital Health Tools
6+ apps deployed
Field Hospital Capacity
6 nations served
Medical Aid Logistics
196 flights
Confidence: 85%
Report: 2026-04-27
Sources: Wikipedia, WHO, UAE Government, PMC, Harvard, Gulf News