He affirmed that the UAE has achieved the difficult equation in the face of "Corona"

Omar Al-Hammadi: "Do not cripple them." I went down in cold and peace on the first line of defense

• During the session organized by the Abu Dhabi Book Fair in honor of the workers in the first line of defense.

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The consultant internal medicine vice president of the Emirates Internal Medicine Association, Dr. Omar Abdul Rahman Al Hammadi, confirmed that the UAE was able to achieve the difficult equation in the face of the Corona pandemic, thanks to a number of internal factors that enabled it to deal effectively with the pandemic, most notably the awareness of the political leadership and the confidence of the people And the ability of the state and those in charge of it to foresee the future, since the first day, the necessary precautionary measures have been taken, and various future scenarios have been developed.

He praised the great support provided by the state for the first line of defense, which was the dividing line between people and disease, adding: “At a time when we were hearing about the collapse of the health system in some countries, and the lack of medical supplies and equipment needed to help medical staff to carry out their work in other countries, the word came His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces: (Do not paralyze them) that descended in cold and peace on the first line of defense and on all the residents of the Emirates.

Be humane

Al-Hammadi indicated - during the session organized by the Abu Dhabi Book Fair, yesterday evening, in honor of the workers in the first line of defense during the pandemic - that the UAE's handling of the pandemic was characterized by humanity, as all its human and material resources were used to serve the project to confront the pandemic, and it was not satisfied with importing solutions from In fact, it is producing solutions and providing them to others, and it has also turned to the production of vaccines against the virus, and to present them to countries with less economic capacity.

In the session presented by writer Muhammad Al-Marzouqi, Al-Hammadi touched on his new book, "The Invasion," which is the first Emirati and possibly Arab - according to what was mentioned - that deals with the pandemic with a broad perspective that stems from the past that carried the seeds of the pandemic, to the present that is filled with surprises and challenges crowding between drugs And vaccines and expectations, to clarify some features of the near future, leading to the stage of flattening the curve and reaching solid immunity.

Al-Hammadi, who is one of the official spokespersons for the health sector in the UAE government briefing on developments and procedures for dealing with "Covid-19", explained that the disparity in countries' capacities to deal with the Corona pandemic, according to what appeared at the beginning of its emergence, was not mainly related to the extent of this progress Countries, or their economic capacity, as there are developed countries that have witnessed a significant increase in the number of deaths, or overcrowding in intensive care rooms, or a shortage of medical equipment and supplies, considering that the success of countries in dealing with "Covid-19" can be linked to three factors: the efficiency of the government The political, the people's confidence in its leadership and in the measures it takes, and the state's interest in listening to scientists and doctors and seeking their help in facing the pandemic.

After "Corona"

About the future after "Corona" and the changes it caused; Al-Hammadi explained that despite the huge material and human losses that resulted from the pandemic, but in return it contributed to accelerating access to the future and using its tools, such as telework and telemedicine, pointing out that the future will witness major changes in medical practices, which is what started from now, Such as tools for diagnosing and treating diseases, remote and robot surgeries, and means of dispensing and delivering medicines to the patient. He stated that the coming period is expected to witness a flourishing of virology, epidemiology and related research, and there are scientists now talking about creating a platform or library that collects information on ways to deal with viruses and epidemics.

Al-Hammadi denied that the emerging corona virus pandemic is the worst in history. «In our memory it may be the worst pandemic, but in human memory there are larger pandemics such as the plague and the Spanish flu that occurred in 1918, and the number of victims reached more than 55 million people.

No to conspiracy theories

Dr. Omar Al-Hammadi rejected what is reported about the conspiracy theory, whether about the existence of the "Covid-19 virus, or its formation, and whether it is natural or genetically engineered, as well as what is being used as an excuse to implant electronic chips in humans, stressing that all these matters are from It is difficult to accept it logically, there is no evidence of its validity, and there are millions who received the vaccine and suffered little harm.

He explained that there are many questions about which no definitive answers have been found about the virus, when and where it appeared for the first time, and other matters have not been found, evidence of which is still being investigated.

Omar Al Hammadi:

• "The invasion is the first Emirati, and possibly Arab, book that deals with the pandemic in a broad perspective."

• “(Corona) is not the worst ... in human memory there are pandemics that are greater than them.”

• Despite the huge losses due to the pandemic, it contributed to accelerating access to the future and the use of its tools.

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