Medical officials in Qatar: electronic purchases from China do not transmit corona infection

Imad Murad - Doha

An official at the Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar ruled out that carrying goods coming from China in the form of packages purchased electronically, that is, infection with the new Corona virus, during a press conference held by the Qatar Ministry of Public Health on Sunday in Doha.

Ministry officials confirmed that the health institutions in Doha are fully prepared to deal with any suspected cases or injuries, and that Qatar has been largely equipped with the cooperation of all health institutions in the country, stressing that the Ministry of Public Health has dealt with transparency with all matters related to the Corona virus.

The Qatari Ministry of Health announced the suspicion of 25 cases infected with Corona virus, but the results of laboratory examination proved that 23 cases of it are free of the virus, while the results of two cases will still appear at a later time.

The ministry added that all cases of suspicion are for people who were coming from China during the last period, stressing that it took all preventive measures that would control any situation and provide appropriate medical support, in addition to isolating these cases and following up with contacts and making sure they were not injured as well as procedures That was applied at Hamad International Airport.

Ministry officials revealed that the suspected cases that were registered during the period since the virus appeared in China until today, pointing out that health institutions in Doha are fully prepared to deal with any suspected cases or injuries, through the Center for Transition Diseases, fully equipped with equipment and tools for isolation and handling With cases like this.

The ministry enumerated the measures that it has applied since the virus began spreading in China, such as thermal detection at Hamad International Airport for people from China, in addition to interviews with people from China to ensure that they are free of diseases and provide a set of necessary advice in the event of any symptoms, as well as providing Advertisements on flights from China to Qatar Airways inform travelers of symptoms of the disease and inform the flight crew if any offers appear.

Dealing plan
The Qatar Ministry of Public Health has drawn up a plan to deal with suspected cases and another plan based on isolation, as well as several steps, including communication with the community, whether with the public or workers in the public and private health sector, as the ministry has notified all workers in the health sector through Leaflets informing workers of the symptoms of corona, novelties and how to deal with suspected cases.

The ministry added that the Center for Transitional Diseases in the State of Qatar has been accredited as a major center for isolating and treating suspected cases, and it is equipped with the latest technologies in relation to isolating patients with diseases that may pose a danger to society, whether corona or other diseases, stressing that the center is equipped to be a hospital Isolated until any suspected case has gone to another hospital.

The Director of the Public Health Department at the Qatar Ministry of Health, Sheikh Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad Al Thani, said that Qatar Airways suspended its flights from China, which were 35 flights per week. A study is also being developed to deal with arrivals from China via other airlines, so that strict controls can be made before They enter the State of Qatar.

The Director of the Public Health Department added that Qatar has been largely equipped with the cooperation of all health institutions in the country, in the forefront of which are the Ministry of Public Health, the Hamad Medical Corporation and the Primary Health Care Foundation, in order to follow up on matters continuously, stressing that the Ministry of Public Health has dealt with transparency with all matters Corona virus.

Trusted sources
As for Dr. Abdul Latif Al-Khal, co-chair of the National Epidemic Preparation Committee and head of the Infectious Diseases Department at Hamad Medical Corporation, he stressed the importance of society not paying attention to unreliable news and relying only on reliable sources to know the latest developments of the virus, excluding the possibility of carrying goods coming from China, in the form of packages purchased Electronically, any infection with the Corona virus.

He directed many general advice, including avoiding traveling to China during that period, not contacting people from China who show any symptoms, and immediately contacting the Ministry of Health hotline in order to detect and perform the necessary checks in the event of any offer.

For his part, Dr. Khaled Al-Awad, Director of Health Protection Department at the Primary Health Care Corporation, confirmed that the organization notified all workers of suspicious methods and early detection of cases, pointing out that there are clear plans for how to transfer cases in cooperation with the ambulance.

Al-Awad adds that a number of training workshops have been held for medical personnel to make them ready, stressing that the main risk factor for the new Corona virus is travel to China.