The Information Office of the Dubai Government organized, in cooperation with Dubai TV, a press conference via teleconference, in which His Excellency Major General Mohamed Ahmed Al-Marri, Director General of the General Department of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai, answered. Amer Ahmed Sharif, Director of the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences and head of the "Corona Virus Control and Control Center" to questions from a group of local newspaper editors and media professionals regarding developments in the Emirate of Dubai regarding the emerging corona virus (Covid-19) and the efforts made by all The concerned authorities in Dubai to limit the spread of this global pandemic.
At the beginning of the conference, which was broadcast live on Dubai TV channels, as well as Dubai One, accompanied by simultaneous translation into the English language, and moderated by the journalist Mohammed Salem, His Excellency Major General Mohammed Al-Marri praised the commitment of citizens and residents in Dubai to the preventive measures taken from what he had Significant effect in limiting the spread of this virus and achieving satisfactory results in this field.
In response to a question by the Deputy Director of the French News Agency in the Gulf and Yemen, Muhammad Ali Harisi, about the measures that will be taken against residents who lost their jobs during the recent period and were unable to return to their countries due to the health conditions surrounding the Corona virus, the Director General of the General Administration of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai explained that The Emirates represented by the Council of Ministers issued a set of clear and explicit decisions concerning all affairs of residents on the state’s land, including the decision taken regarding the end of the stays, where all residencies ending from the date of the first of March until the end of the year Rey, Kaqamat legally valid and will be owners free of any irregularities or other consequences stemming from this situation.
As Major General Mohammed al-Marri explained, there are many opportunities for any person who has lost his job for any reason, and in the event that he obtains an alternative job in another party or emirate, the General Administration of Residence and Foreign Affairs will provide support to him by facilitating the procedures for transferring or extending the expired residency of the work It with any other party.
The editor-in-chief of Al-Ittihad newspaper, Hamad Al-Kaabi, asked a question about the nature of the facilities provided by the General Administration of Residency and Foreigners Affairs to those wishing to leave the country, and if the public administration faces any difficulties related to coordination with the countries whose citizens wish to return to it, His Excellency Major General Mohamed Al-Marri explained, The work system concerned with the return of citizens to their countries is carried out in coordination with several bodies, in the forefront of which are the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Aviation Authority, and airlines represented by Emirates Airlines and flydubai, in addition to the Dubai Health Authority, which has a major role in this regard by conducting Previous and necessary medical checks for the departures' arrival at the passport staff. He pointed out that in addition to the performance performed by the administration's employees at the border crossings, we also meet the need of departures for the preventive medical supplies such as masks, gloves and sterilizers.
During the press conference, which was moderated remotely via visual communication technology, the journalist at Sky News Arabia, Faisal Bin Hareez, asked a question about the precautionary plans and procedures followed in high-density areas in Dubai, especially in the category of employment. His Excellency replied that the Permanent Committee for Labor Affairs in Dubai is concerned Directly on this file, and through coordination, the administration is aware of the real efforts being made in this regard and with direct follow-up from the Chairman of the Permanent Committee for Work Affairs, Major General Obaid Muheir bin Surur, members of the committee and all existing work teams with unprecedented efforts regarding labor areas, confirming that this approach Hood was not the offspring of the moment, or because of the implications of the new Corona virus, but it was followed years ago as labor gatherings are enumerated, workers are prepared and the entrances and exits of labor cities in Dubai, as the Chairman of the Committee continues periodically with the heads and owners of major companies operating in Dubai and discussing them to find solutions For everything related to the lives of workers in Dubai and ensuring a decent living for them.
The Director General of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai added that the Permanent Committee for Workers' Affairs in Dubai carried out several awareness campaigns for workers ’regions, whether they were related to health, nutrition or preventive measures, including matters related to their transportation and residence affairs, expressing his thanks and appreciation to the permanent committee For Labor Affairs in Dubai in cooperation with the departments concerned with labor affairs in Dubai in addition to the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, the Dubai Police and the Dubai Health Authority, where all these parties contributed to securing a decent life for our working friends in Dubai.
In response to a question by the editor-in-chief of the Gulf News newspaper, Abdel Hamid Ahmed, about the special facilities in light of the current crisis related to the emerging Corona virus and concerned with the transfer of employee accommodations from one institution to another or from one emirate to another and vice versa, His Excellency Major General Mohamed Al-Marri confirmed that the General Administration of Residence and Foreign Affairs You will spare no effort in providing any support for this file, whether it relates to the transfer of employee stays internally within the institutions and companies operating in Dubai, or externally from one emirate to another, indicating that the General Administration is studying all options to overcome any obstacles, if any, in order to meet the services that Requested by the staff and workers in Dubai.
In a question directed by the editor of the newspaper, "Emirates Today", the media Sami Al-Riyami, about the prominent and vital role that the General Administration of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai looks through through monitoring borders and border outlets in the country, and the nature of the measures taken by the administration to prevent the transmission of the epidemic into the state, he said Major General Mohammed Al-Marri: All land, air and sea outlets have preventive measures implemented in cooperation with the Dubai Health Authority, and all required health checks. Also, all these outlets have medical teams equipped to prepare for the required checks and deal with any developments. Attached to the epidemic (Covid-19), stressing that all work teams work for one goal is to protect the UAE from this virus and its implications, indicating that the measures taken are not only concerned with departures, but also all public administration teams and employees that were proactive in taking all precautionary and preventive measures for employees .
The journalist, Faisal Baroud, from the Emirates News Agency, addressed to His Excellency Major General Mohammed Al-Marri about the plans available at the General Administration of Residency and Foreigners Affairs after the Corona virus, which are concerned with activating tourism or providing facilities to obtain the required visas and permissions, His Excellency stated that there are meetings and continuous communication between the Department of Tourism In Dubai, the tourism companies operating in Dubai, and the airlines in the forefront of which are Emirates Airlines to draw future plans aimed at restoring life to normal in Dubai as soon as God willing, pointing to the initiative launched by the General Administration of Residency and Foreigners Affairs J, represented by putting a sticker on the passports of all departing emirates from their countries - accompanied by the phrase "I accompanied you safety and to a close meeting", as this initiative has left a positive impact on the visitors of Dubai and gave everyone a sincere impression of Dubai's interest in them and their return whenever the exceptional circumstances that passes The whole world.
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At the beginning of his speech during the conference organized by the Information Office of the Dubai Government in cooperation with Dubai Television, Dr. Amer Ahmed Sharif, Director of the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences and head of the "Corona Virus Control and Control Center" that the center was founded by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, and directly follows the Supreme Committee for Crisis and Disaster Management in Dubai, headed by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, aims to coordinate the efforts of the government and private health sector in cooperation with the concerned authorities, in order to ensure community safety and reduce the spread of the new Corona virus (Covid 19).
In his answer to a question by the responsible editor in chief of Al-Bayan Media newspaper Mona Abu Samra about the objectives of the "Control and Control Center to combat Corona Virus" and its strategy, and the efforts made by the center in terms of coordination between the bodies concerned with combating epidemics, Sharif said: The center's goal is to set the strategic framework The main plans for combating the pandemic (Covid 19) based on scientific evidence and internationally recognized medical plans, setting clear performance indicators to follow the necessary recommendations to combat this virus at the level of the Emirate of Dubai, and coordinating efforts between the government and the private sector, in addition to other sectors concerned The health system in Dubai as well as working with federal agencies, including the National Emergency Management Authority, crises and disasters, and adapt the plans implemented by the Center with the Ministry of Health and the prevention of society, all in order within the safety of the community and all its members.
With regard to the strategy of the center, he added that the center summarizes its strategy in two basic things, the first of which is to reduce the rate of virus spread in society through social divergence plans, as well as raise the percentage of examinations carried out by health authorities in the emirate, and raise the absorptive capacity of the health system by coordinating efforts between the two government sectors The private sector, and the bodies equipped with medical devices and equipment, and pharmaceutical companies, thanked all parties that contributed to the success of the work of the center and the health system in the Emirate of Dubai, including medical cadres and workers within other sectors.
In a question to the journalist Abdullah Al-Mutawa from Al-Arabiya TV about coordination between the government and private sectors to contain the Corona virus, and the Center’s responsibility towards that, Sharif said that the public and private sector efforts must be combined to combat this pandemic, a system in place in all health systems around the world, praising The role of workers in the health sector within the government and the private sector, which has contributed significantly to raising the absorptive capacity of the health system, indicating that any crisis or pandemic any society is undergoing requires concerted efforts between all sectors, stressing that the private sector in Dubai is an active sector, and has contributions Distinguished in the system A. Healthy.
In his question to Dr. Amer Sharif, the executive editor-in-chief of the Gulf newspaper, Raed Barqawi, focused on the precautionary measures taken to limit the spread of the virus among workers ’housing compounds, and whether these measures were sufficient to surround this pandemic, and that Sharif emphasized that there are persistent and integrated efforts to locate places of high density And that there are teams that move to examine workers in those gatherings, and field checks of cases, and positive cases are isolated through institutional isolation of them, providing them with comprehensive and integrated care, whether through the treatment plan or providing a decent life for these workers, indicating that Tal The procedures greatly contributed to limiting the spread of the virus, and thanked all the medical teams that contributed to the field work in these places.
The media assistant, Al-Zayani, from Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper mentioned the point of the increase in the number of tests significantly due to the number of the state, and the expectations of increasing the number of cases infected with the virus as a result of increasing the tests, where the head of the Control and Control Center for Corona Virus Control confirmed that the examination team within the Control and Infection Center has a specific strategy, And that global studies have proven the necessity of conducting more tests to limit the confirmed numbers, indicating that the center is currently working to expand the circle of examinations with the relevant authorities to include targeted groups such as those returning from travel or who are in contact with those who have symptoms as a benefit 19, in addition to People suffering from chronic diseases, pointing to the honor of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, where two examination centers were established in Al Khawaneej and Mina Rashid, and there is also an examination in the Al Nasr Club Center for those looking to examine through The vehicle, and Sharif pointed out that there are continuous plans to increase the examination and similar ones to increase the carrying capacity of the examination, which is among the strategic goals of the center to combat the virus.
In another question, the editor-in-chief of the "Khaleej Times" newspaper, Mustafa Al-Zarouni, asked about the readiness of hospitals and medical centers in Dubai to deal with those infected with the Corona virus, and about the standards that were set for those hospitals, where the head of the "Control and Control Center to combat the Corona virus" confirmed that all hospitals and centers Medical is committed to strict standards to ensure the safety of patients and its workers, and that there is an integrated plan with the private sector to enhance this concept, pointing out that Rashid Hospital is the main hospital for injuries and emergencies and has strict controls and conditions for dealing with cases infected with the virus or other medical conditions He said, adding that a list of hospitals through which dealing with various cases will be issued, and appealed to Dr. Amer Sharif All segments of society do not hesitate to go to hospitals and medical centers in case of any symptoms.
The journalist Mohammed Al Hammadi, the editor of Al-Ru'ya newspaper, asked a question about the success of the national sterilization program in Dubai during the last period in containing the emerging corona virus, and the possibility of extending the program 24 hours after the end of the two-week period. Sharif said: The national sterilization program is a program A precautionary precaution, and it was implemented under the guidance of the wise leadership in the interest of the community’s safety, and that this concern led to the expansion of the scope of national sterilization to be around 24 hours, indicating that there are indicators and outputs that will be raised to the Supreme Committee for Crisis and Disaster Management in Dubai, and that he is confident Exactly As the rational leadership of the necessary decisions that would maintain the integrity of society according to those outputs.
At the end of the conference, Dr. Amer Ahmed Sharif, Director of the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences and head of the "Corona Virus Control and Control Center" on the success of registering the genome sequence of the emerging "Corona" virus and the first of its kind in the UAE, and strengthening that for efforts to reduce the spread of the virus and the importance of research Practical at this stage the world is going through, where he indicated that this discovery is a result of the efforts of different research teams, and that any global health system must be followed by a scientific and academic system, praising the role of Mohammed bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences represented in the scientific team, and other universities At the country level, its efforts are integrated with other institutions Medical at the level of Dubai, such as the Health Authority, and the Genome Center at Al Jalila Hospital, confirming that there is an integrated research team and there are research teams at the state level to join their efforts and cooperate for the safety of society.
Sharif stressed that knowing the genome sequence of the emerging "Corona" virus will lead to an understanding of the nature of the virus in the region and then an understanding of the nature of treatments that will be offered in the future, and constitutes an addition to scientific research at the world level, and places Dubai and the UAE on the map of scientific research in the world, a crossing On his pride in the scientific team that supports the Control and Control Center to combat the Corona virus, whether in terms of evidence in treatments or diagnostics or currently in genomics and virology.