The Ministry of Health and Community Protection announced the extension of the national sterilization program until the fifth Sunday of April, indicating the monitoring and registration of 63 new cases of the new Corona virus «COFED-19», including eight citizens, through early and active and continuous investigation, to reach the number of cases That has been diagnosed 468 cases so far, while the number of recovery cases reached 55 cases.

This came during the seventh periodic briefing of the Emirates government, to provide an update on the latest developments related to the emerging corona virus «Covid-19».

In detail, the spokesman for the health sector in the UAE, Dr. Farida Al Hosani, announced during the briefing the extension of the period of the national sterilization program (from eight in the evening until six in the morning), until next Sunday (the fifth of April), to cover the largest possible number of facilities and facilities And regions, and achieving the desired goals of the program, noting that this period will be applied to all the precautionary measures that began to be applied since last Thursday with the beginning of the implementation of the program, as traffic will continue to be restricted and the movement of the public, stopping public transport and metro service, and calling on the public to remain in the Descending throughout the period of the national sterilization program, and not to go out only to buy food and medicine needs or health necessity or work.

Al Hosani explained that the commitment rate during the implementation of the national sterilization program amounted to more than 70%, which indicates awareness of citizens and residents, visitors, their culture and respect for their homeland, which contributed to facilitating the work of sterilization teams and completing their tasks in an optimal manner, stressing that the materials used in Sterilization processes are safe and according to international standards, and are effective in eliminating bacteria and germs, and are chosen after ensuring their safety and security for human health.

She attributed the high number of new HIV infections among contacts to lack of commitment, especially the lack of commitment of some of those coming from outside the home stone, stressing the need not to compromise in the procedures of home quarantine even if the result is negative, it is important to adhere to the stone for 14 days, which is the incubation period for the virus , As symptoms can appear on a person during this period, exposing his family and those close to him to injury, noting that staying at home does not mean cutting off social relations, but rather physical exclusion only to prevent the spread of the disease, which the World Health Organization called for by replacing the term «spacing Social » «The term physical spacing».

Al-Hosani advised, upon receiving any delivery service from the restaurant or grocery, to use the delivery option that has no contact, such as requesting to leave food at the door, and to use the payment option electronically or remotely, and after receiving the boxes or food bags it is important to dispose of them and clean the surfaces, in addition to To clean the hand with soap and water or any alcohol-based antiseptic.

She warned that smokers (traditional or electronic smoking) are among the groups most vulnerable to infection with the virus, and they are also more vulnerable to complications from the disease and the respiratory symptoms associated with it, where the smoker is more likely to touch the face with his hand, and that smoking causes lung diseases that cause complications when infection with the Corona virus The newbie.

Al Hosani indicated that the ministry today has more than 535 volunteers, in training programs in various emirates of the state, including a number of sectors supporting the medical system such as communication centers and health quarantine, hospitals and various sterilization activities, and the Ministry of Health and Community Protection confirmed that all the precautionary decisions that have been made Its adoption came to protect society in all its categories, including citizens, residents, and visitors, stressing that violating health instructions exposes its owners to legal accountability.

“My presence” receives 29 thousand requests

Assistant Undersecretary for Consular Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr. Khaled Al-Mazrouei, said: “29 thousand requests were registered through (my presence) service for residents, which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has created for residents, who have valid residency and are located outside the state, and all citizens have been contacted Those outside the country to check on them and help facilitate their return to the homeland, where 34 evacuations of citizens of the country and their companions and their return to the UAE have been completed.

He added: “We reached out to the citizens who are outside the country, to urge them to follow safety instructions and medical prevention, and to communicate with embassies or the Ministry’s call center when necessary, and the citizens of a number of sister and friendly countries were evacuated at the request of their governments from China, and transferred to the Emirates Humanitarian City Abu Dhabi, within the framework of the humanitarian approach of the state. ”He thanked the heads of diplomatic missions and all those working in them for their fruitful efforts.