The Ministry of Health and Community Protection announced the diagnosis of a new case infected with the emerging coronavirus "Covid-19", a condition of an employee of Indian nationality, and the case was monitored after returning from his annual leave from outside the United Arab Emirates.
The Ministry confirmed that all necessary measures were taken, including investigation and examination of contacts and follow-up in the context of its precautionary measures in cooperation with health authorities in the country and the strengthening of the disease surveillance mechanism from any health pandemics in an efficient and sustainable epidemiological surveillance and appropriate response to health emergencies in accordance with the standards of the World Health Organization where all the results of contacts with those were intact She assured their safety.
The Ministry of Health and Community Protection advised the public to follow preventive health measures and measures and to view the educational flyers available on its website and the official websites of the health authorities in the country.
The Ministry and local health authorities recommend community members to adopt healthy behavior that helps protect individuals from infection with infectious diseases such as caring for hand hygiene and washing them well with soap and water, covering the nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing to prevent the spread of germs and viruses, and seeking information from official sources and avoiding spreading rumors.