In cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Community Protection, the Abu Dhabi Health Department, and the Dubai Health Authority, the National Emergency and Crisis Authority launched an interactive digital “prevention” initiative to raise awareness and spread reassurance and social responsibility, which includes a website and social media accounts, to focus on addressing public health issues Enhance the degree of awareness among citizens, residents, and visitors, and introduce all news and developments related to the emerging corona virus in the Emirates, and provide the best medical advice and practices that help the individual to protect himself, and the ability to communicate with the competent authorities if you You are interested in any questions.
The platform provides answers to the 15 most common and frequently asked questions about the emerging corona virus, in addition to being a reliable source for all information related to the emerging corona virus in the UAE, as it provides the latest official news and developments related to the virus, awareness videos, and the best medical advice and practices.
The platform identified 10 ways to prevent the emerging corona virus, which included washing hands, avoiding contact with patients with the disease, refraining from touching the eye and nose, wearing the medical mask, avoiding crowded places, seeking medical help in case of suspected disease, avoiding travel, and refraining from eating raw food, And not to share the cutlery with anyone, in addition to avoiding touching animals.
To that, Dr. Farida Al Hosani, the official spokesman for the health sector in the country, addressed three messages, the first to the elderly of the parents whom she described as “the blessing of our homes and our country”, during which she affirmed that moving away from them is not negligence but rather is love and eagerness to Their safety, and to move away from the body, but hearts are with you all the time until the end of this special period, while the second message came to families, to be more coherent, more communicative, responsible and conscious, while the third message concerned support groups, which I described as the most groups that use the Household items receive and handle external requests, and it is our responsibility to raise awareness of preventive measures and ensure that they follow hygienic practices.
Methods of dealing with corona deaths
Dr. Farida Al Hosani affirmed that dealing with the deceased cases as a result of complications of the new Corona virus is carried out in accordance with the Islamic Sharia for Muslims, or the teachings of different religions, taking into account the implementation of all health preventive measures adopted in this regard, and warned that people who suffer from chronic diseases such as Heart diseases, diabetes, blood pressure, arteries and respiratory diseases are the most unfortunately vulnerable group to complications from infection with the virus, and they should be more careful to follow health instructions and physical distance.
She advised people with symptoms of the emerging coronavirus, "respiratory diseases," not to deal directly with animals, noting that it was a precaution, as there are no studies so far that prove the transmission of the disease from people to animals and vice versa.