Thanks to Mohammed bin Zayed of UAE, Las Vegas can re-open

[Samira]

While sending Somalis expired rice and building medical facilities in their country that would not be out of place in Mamluk Egypt, MBZ knows where (and who) deserves real charity. Thanks to his donation of 200,000 corona tests kits (valued at $20 million), he earned his place in Jannah.

Las Vegas needed help testing for coronavirus. Then a crown prince stepped in

A donation of 200,000 coronavirus test kits from the ruler of the United Arab Emirates has put Las Vegas on a path to eventually reopen its economy.

www.latimes.com

WASHINGTON — One of the largest mass coronavirus testing sites in Nevada has opened in Las Vegas, a move that puts the city one step closer to reopening its economy. And it might not have been possible without the donation of more than 200,000 test kits, worth as much as $20 million, from the United Arab Emirates.
Within weeks of the coronavirus reaching Las Vegas, members of the public were clamoring to be tested, and hospitals and laboratories were running out of supplies. Nasal swabs were so difficult to come by that some clinics closed, and state officials called on the federal government for help.

Help did arrive in Las Vegas. Supply chains eased, allowing hospitals to buy more tests, and aid trickled in from Washington.

But the intervention that changed the state’s fortunes was a large donation from Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi and de facto ruler of the United Arab Emirates, according to members of Nevada’s COVID-19 Response, Relief and Recovery Task Force, a group of business leaders supporting the state’s recovery.

Jim Murren, the former chief executive of MGM, who chairs the task force, said this week that the gift was the result of discussions with G42, an Emirati artificial intelligence and cloud-computing company. Although talks initially centered on how to bring back concerts and sports events to Las Vegas during the epidemic, Murren said his counterparts in the United Arab Emirates quickly realized Nevada didn’t have enough test supplies to help stem the spread of the disease.

At the time, the state could only manage to test hundreds, not thousands, of people daily. Those who did get tested endured lengthy wait times for results as their samples were shipped out of state to private labs in California or Arizona that could take as long as two weeks to deliver an answer. By the time state health officials learned someone had tested positive, it was too late to prevent them from spreading the virus.

“It really defeated the purpose from a public health standpoint,” said Dr. Luis Medina-Garcia, an infectious disease specialist at University Medical Center of Southern Nevada.

In mid-April, Prince Mohammed, or MbZ, as he’s commonly known, gave the state more than 200,000 test kits, with the aim of easing shortages and accelerating Nevada’s timeline for reopening its economy.

“Without the connection with the U.A.E., we might be in a different place,” Murren said. “It really gave University Medical Center a real shot in the arm.”

He estimated the value of the country’s donation in the range of $15 million to $20 million, based on the Medicare reimbursement rate for test kits.

 

[Arma]

This is one annoying b1tch

 

[Calaf]

Between him and Allah.... Let him do what he wants.

 

[Samira]

There are many Somalis who love to reminisce about the good old days when they used to donate food to the Emirates and Saudis. If only they invested in Las Vegas instead, imagine where we would be! There could have been a Barre casino and Hawa Tako strip club

 

[Guled111]

While sending Somalis expired rice and building medical facilities in their country that would not be out of place in Mamluk Egypt, MBZ knows where (and who) deserves real charity. Thanks to his donation of 200,000 corona tests kits (valued at $20 million), he earned his place in Jannah.

Las Vegas needed help testing for coronavirus. Then a crown prince stepped in

A donation of 200,000 coronavirus test kits from the ruler of the United Arab Emirates has put Las Vegas on a path to eventually reopen its economy.

www.latimes.com

Why you are you impressed?
Do you gamble nayaa

 

[Calaf]

He is trying to confirm his place and go pilgrimage to the holy lands of Las Vegas

 

[kickz]

You are trying to hard @AussieHustler