May 18, 2021 – Consumer Choice Center

Care sunt cele mai performante și apreciate gări din Europa, cine domină clasamentul mondial în materie de viteză pe calea ferată

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UAE ranks first in Arab world in handling Covid-19 pandemic

According to the 2021 report of the Resilience Index for dealing with epidemics issued by the Consumer Choice Centre, UAE ranked first in the Arab world and second globally on the list of the most resilient countries in handling and responding to the Covid-19 pandemic.

According to the report, the UAE achieved the highest ranking, ahead of the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany in terms of approval of vaccines, distribution, number of intensive care beds, and number of tests.

It added that countries which started tests and vaccination as soon as possible, and provided a sufficient number of intensive care beds, have contained the coronavirus better than others.

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UAE ranks first in Arab world in handling COVID-19 pandemic, says report

The report evaluates 40 countries in terms of approval of vaccines, distribution, number of intensive care beds, and number of tests.

The UAE ranked first in the Arab world and second globally on the list of the most resilient countries in handling and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the 2021 report of the Resilience Index for dealing with epidemics issued by the Consumer Choice Centre.

The report, which relies on available government data, aims at providing an overview of the global health system’s preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic.

It mentioned the UAE in particular, indicating that its performance was much better than all EU countries, with regard to the national vaccination programme.

“The UAE has rapidly launched the vaccination programme and vaccinated more than 50% of the population,” said Fred Roeder, General Manager of Consumer Choice Centre.

The report pointed out that the average of COVID-19 tests in the UAE ranked third after Cyprus and Luxembourg, and ahead of Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary, France and Italy.

The report added: “The pandemic put health systems around the world to an emergency test, and revealed their strengths and weaknesses, especially with regard to hospital capacity, planning capabilities, and the provision of a regulatory mechanism capable of responding quickly and efficiently upon tests and vaccination.”

The report evaluates 40 countries in terms of approval of vaccines, distribution, number of intensive care beds, and number of tests.

According to the report, the UAE achieved the highest ranking, regarding these criteria, ahead of the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany. It added that countries which started tests and vaccination as soon as possible, and provided a sufficient number of intensive care beds, have contained the Corona virus better than others.

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Das sind Deutschlands beste Bahnhöfe

Die Buchungsplattform Omio hat anhand von vier Kategorien die besten Bahnhöfe in Deutschland ermittelt. Der Sieger darf sich über satte 100 Punkte freuen, der europaweit schönste Bahnhof landet nur auf Platz 3 und die rote Laterne trägt eine Stadt im Herzen der Republik.

Nur knapp geschlagen geben muss sich der Leipziger Hauptbahnhof. Das wird die sächsische Stadt aber vermutlich kaum schocken können, denn sie darf sich mit dem Titel eines anderen Rankings schmücken. Die internationale Verbraucherschutzorganisation “Consumer Choice Center” (CCC) hat den Hauptbahnhof zum schönsten und besten Bahnhof Europas 2021 gekürt. Leipzig stößt damit der Londoner Bahnhof St. Pancras vom Thron.

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UAE ranks first in Arab world in handling COVID-19 pandemic, says report

The report, which relies on available government data, aims at providing an overview of the global health system’s preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic.

It mentioned the UAE in particular, indicating that its performance was much better than all EU countries, with regard to the national vaccination programme.

“The UAE has rapidly launched the vaccination programme and vaccinated more than 50% of the population,” said Fred Roeder, General Manager of Consumer Choice Centre.

The report pointed out that the average of COVID-19 tests in the UAE ranked third after Cyprus and Luxembourg, and ahead of Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary, France and Italy.

The report evaluates 40 countries in terms of approval of vaccines, distribution, number of intensive care beds, and number of tests.

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UAE ranked second most resilient nation globally for Covid-19 response

The UAE was named as the second most resilient country in the world following Israel, for its response to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Pandemic Resilience Index 2021 which was compiled by the Consumer Choice Centre (CCC), a non-profit organization representing the rights of consumers in more than 100 countries.

The CCC report, using data available on March 31, aimed to provide an overview of global health system preparedness for the Covid-19 crisis.

It singled out the UAE for performing significantly better than EU countries with its vaccination rollout, despite starting just 10 days earlier.

“The UAE is a country that managed to quickly kick off its vaccination program which saw more than 50 percent of its population vaccinated. Its extensive testing also tops the ranking,” said the report’s authors, Fred Roeder, CCC managing director and CCC research manager Maria Chaplia.

They highlighted the UAE’s Covid-19 testing average of 8.29 per 1,000 people each day was third to Cyprus and Luxembourg, and well ahead of countries such as Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary, France and Italy.

“The pandemic has put health systems globally to an emergency test and exposed both their strong and weak sides,” the report said.

“In particular, that concerns hospital capacity, planning abilities, and the existence of a regulatory system that is able to act fast and efficiently when it comes to testing and vaccination.”

The report measured 40 countries on “vaccination approval, its drive, and time lags that have put brakes on it, critical care bed capacity, and mass testing”.

Israel and the UAE were the only two countries to be given the top rating, ahead of the US, the UK and Germany, who were rated as being “above average”.

The country with the lowest score was Ukraine, with New Zealand also named in the lowest section.

“Countries that started testing and then vaccinating as soon as possible, and who had sufficient, or close to sufficient, intensive care bed capacity, managed to better contain [the] coronavirus,” the report said.

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Emiratos Árabes, segunda nación global más resistente por la respuesta a Covid

Los países que comenzaron a realizar pruebas y luego vacunaron lo antes posible contuvieron mejor el virus

Emiratos Árabes Unidos fue nombrado como el segundo país más resistente del mundo por su respuesta a la pandemia de Covid-19. Solo Israel ocupó un lugar más alto en el Índice de resiliencia pandémica 2021, que fue compilado por el Consumer Choice Center (CCC), una organización sin fines de lucro que representa los derechos de los consumidores en más de 100 países.

El informe de CCC, utilizando datos disponibles al 31 de marzo, tenía como objetivo proporcionar una descripción general de la preparación del sistema de salud mundial para la crisis de Covid-19. Y destacó a EAU por un desempeño significativamente mejor que los países de la Unión Europea con su lanzamiento de vacunación, a pesar de comenzar solo diez días antes.

“Emiratos es un país que logró poner en marcha rápidamente su programa de vacunación, en el que se vacunó a más del 50 por ciento de su población. Por la cantidad de pruebas realizadas también encabezan la clasificación”, señalaron los autores del informe.

El promedio de pruebas Covid-19 en Emiratos es de 8,29 por cada 1,000 personas cada día fue tercero después de Chipre y Luxemburgo, y muy por delante de países como Alemania, República Checa, Hungría, Francia e Italia.

“La pandemia ha puesto a los sistemas de salud de todo el mundo a prueba de emergencia y ha dejado al descubierto sus lados fuertes y débiles”, explicó el informe.

“En particular, eso se refiere a la capacidad hospitalaria, la capacidad de planificación y la existencia de un sistema regulatorio que sea capaz de actuar de manera rápida y eficiente cuando se trata de pruebas y vacunación”.

El informe midió a 40 países sobre “la aprobación de la vacunación, su impulso y los retrasos que la han frenado, la capacidad de las camas de cuidados intensivos y las pruebas masivas”.

Israel y Emiratos Árabes Unidos fueron los únicos dos países que recibieron la calificación más alta, por delante de Estados Unidos, el Reino Unido y Alemania, que estuvieron “por encima del promedio”.

El país con la puntuación más baja fue Ucrania, y Nueva Zelanda que también ocupó un puesto inferior.

“Los países que comenzaron a realizar pruebas y luego vacunaron lo antes posible, y que tenían una capacidad de camas de cuidados intensivos suficiente, o casi suficiente, lograron contener mejor el coronavirus”, concluyó el estudio.

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UAE hailed world’s 2nd most resilient country for its COVID response — report

For its proactive approach towards vaccination programme, in-depth planning and timely intervention, the UAE has been named the second most resilient country in the world for its Covid-19 pandemic response in the Pandemic Resilience Index 2021.

Israel ranked higher in the report compiled by the Consumer Choice Centre (CCC), a non-profit organisation representing the rights of consumers in more than 100 countries.

The UAE topped the charts for its impressive performance, leaving behind even EU nations, with its vaccination rollout, despite starting just 10 days earlier.

Israel and the UAE were the only two countries to be given the top rating, leaving behind the US, the UK and Germany, who were rated as being “above average”.

The CCC report has collated the data available on March 31, to give an overview of how prepared health systems have been globally in handling the pandemic.

“The UAE is a country that managed to quickly kick off its vaccination programme which saw more than 50 per cent of its population vaccinated. Its extensive testing also tops the ranking,” said the report’s authors, Fred Roeder, CCC managing director and CCC research manager Maria Chaplia.

The report also highlighted that the UAE’s Covid-19 testing average of 8.29 per 1,000 people each day was third to Cyprus and Luxembourg, and well ahead of countries such as Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary, France and Italy.

“The pandemic has put health systems globally to an emergency test and exposed both their strong and weak sides,” the report said.

The report surveyed 40 countries on various parameters including “vaccination approval, its drive, and time lags that have put brakes on it, critical care bed capacity, and mass testing”.

Ukraine followed by New Zealand got the lowest score in the report.

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Revealed: How the UAE compares globally for pandemic resilience

May 18, 2021
By Fred Roeder
In Pandemic Resilience Index, Recent Media
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The Pandemic Resilience Index ranked 40 countries on vaccination drives, critical care bed capacity and mass testing

The UAE has been listed as the second-most pandemic resilient country globally in a new report.

The Pandemic Resilience Index ranked 40 countries on factors including vaccination approval dates, vaccination drives, critical care bed capacity and mass testing.

The study – conducted by advocacy group Consumer Choice Centre (CCC) – aims to provide an overview of global health system preparedness for the Covid crisis.

Israel topped the list, followed by the UAE, the US, UK and Bahrain, respectively. Ukraine rolled in last at number 41.

The report factored in the number of Covid vaccines doses administered per 100 people as per March 31. Israel led the charge with 115.98 percent, followed by the UAE (81.1 percent) and the UK (52.53).

As of May 13, The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention announced that the total number of doses provided stands at 11,422,565 with a rate of vaccine distribution of 115.49 doses per 100 people.

The index also factored in the number of daily tests per country. The UAE topped the league for daily Covid testing, averaging 8.29 per 1,000 people daily.

“The UAE is a country that managed to quickly kick off its vaccination campaign, vaccinated over 50 percent of its population [by March 31] and has carried out extensive testing – which is why it performed so well in the index,” said Fred Roeder, managing director, CCC.

The UAE commenced its vaccination rollout around 10 days earlier than most of the European Union but its performance has been “significantly” better, he said.

The UAE has one of the lowest numbers of hospital ICUs per capita, but with an average of over eight daily new Covid tests per thousand people, the country stands out on testing and is markedly ahead of countries such as Germany, Czech Republic, Hungary, France, Lithuania and Italy.

“The pandemic has put global health systems to an emergency test and exposed both their strengths and weaknesses,” said Roeder. “In particular, this concerns hospital capacity, planning abilities, and the existence of a regulatory system that is able to act fast and efficiently when it comes to testing and vaccination, among other things.”

The UAE maintains excellent collaborative links between its private and public health sectors, which allowed for fast execution amid a pandemic, said Roeder.

“The UAE has demonstrated that it has a smart government. Both Israel and the UAE have proved themselves to be agile countries that were quick to respond and planned the pandemic to the end,” he said, adding that the UAE offered a “role model” to European countries.

“The UAE is a forward looking country. Policy makers across the world would do well to look at the UAE’s success in tackling the Covid pandemic,” he said.

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Day: May 18, 2021

Care sunt cele mai performante și apreciate gări din Europa, cine domină clasamentul mondial în materie de viteză pe calea ferată

UAE ranks first in Arab world in handling Covid-19 pandemic

UAE ranks first in Arab world in handling COVID-19 pandemic, says report

The report evaluates 40 countries in terms of approval of vaccines, distribution, number of intensive care beds, and number of tests.

Das sind Deutschlands beste Bahnhöfe

UAE ranks first in Arab world in handling COVID-19 pandemic, says report

UAE ranked second most resilient nation globally for Covid-19 response

Emiratos Árabes, segunda nación global más resistente por la respuesta a Covid

Los países que comenzaron a realizar pruebas y luego vacunaron lo antes posible contuvieron mejor el virus

UAE hailed world’s 2nd most resilient country for its COVID response — report

Revealed: How the UAE compares globally for pandemic resilience

The Pandemic Resilience Index ranked 40 countries on vaccination drives, critical care bed capacity and mass testing

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