The Director of Safety and Prevention Department and the official spokesperson at the National Authority for Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management, Dr. Saif Al-Dhaheri, confirmed the centrality of decisions at the national level regarding the precautionary and preventive measures that are applied regarding the Corona virus, pointing out that there are continuous meetings and coordination with partners at the national and local levels to implement procedures Unified and mandatory at the level of state institutions, to enhance efforts to limit the spread of the virus and to ensure business continuity.
Al Dhaheri told «Emirates Today» that the authority prepared a pre-emptive national plan in January to ensure the continuity of the work of state institutions, taking into account the potential effects of the spread of the virus, as it developed a guide to help institutions continue their services and production without confusion.
Al Dhaheri stressed the importance of the guide, which was issued by the authority in both Arabic and English, in setting guidelines to help set the policies required to determine the readiness of institutions to provide their services and products, so that they do not affect public life in society, noting that many of our institutions have special plans to ensure continuity Business has in times of crisis, and this guide comes to reinforce these plans and clarifies the preventive measures that must be applied to reduce the spread of the Corona virus, and reduce the burden on institutions.
He pointed out that the guide explains ways to confront the risks resulting from the spread of epidemics in institutions, which directly affect the guarantee of business continuity and community stability. The guide included a set of preventive measures that can be applied at the institutional level to protect and protect individuals and society from the risk of outbreaks of epidemics in institutions, including identifying vital functions that ensure business continuity, and activating business continuity plans in the event of individuals losing due to the outbreak of the epidemic in the workplace, and knowing the necessary procedures Take in case of outbreaks of epidemics among employees, the strategy of remote work and the readiness of the technical infrastructures for institutions to work remotely, the readiness of employees to use the technology of remote work, and the distribution of employees.
Antibiotics and Corona
Regarding the use of antibiotics to treat the emerging corona virus, the National Emergency, Crisis and Emergency Management Authority confirmed that this information is incorrect, as antibiotics are only intended to fight bacteria and do not have any effectiveness against the virus in general.
Be careful
The National Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Authority advised community members to investigate accuracy and follow preventive measures issued by the Ministry of Health and health authorities in the country, and not to circulate rumors or any information that was not issued by the official concerned authorities.