His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, affirmed that “the UAE stands today with a single row with all its citizens and residents against the current challenges, and we are racing against time so that our country is more ready to deal efficiently with different circumstances”, praising the efforts Health teams at the state level, and the efforts of government and local agencies to maintain community safety and health.

This came during the presidency of His Highness, yesterday, the meeting of the Council of Ministers, which was held with the technology of visual communication "from a distance", in which His Highness hosted a group of first line defense heroes "from a distance", who work in centers that provide services to the public and those infected with the emerging corona virus, to check on Their health, and the functioning of the centers and institutions in which they work, and stand on their observations and proposals to develop action plans, and the readiness of health institutions.

The Hospital Director, Dr. Kulthum Al Balushi, and Consultant Interventional Cardiology, Director of Al Qasimi Hospital, Dr. Aref Al Nouriyani, and Nurse Asma Al Shehhi were hosted.

In his speech to the heroes of the first line of defense, His Highness said: “Today, you give the most wonderful examples of sacrifice, and everyone learns from you the meanings of giving, humanity and responsibility, and we value every second and every effort and energy that you harness for the safety of citizens and residents, with your knowledge and knowledge of the danger you face every day for our safety and protection Our home ».

His Highness said, "Your stand and actions will remain preserved in our history and for generations to come ... You are our heroes, support, strong fortress, and the UAE shield."

His Highness also thanked the residents who work in the health sector, and the volunteers in community service, saying, “We are proud of our resident brothers, including doctors, nurses and paramedics who share this exceptional circumstance.”

His Highness added, "We thank your parents, your fathers and mothers, your children ... all appreciation and gratitude to them ... They are the heroes of this stage as well, and we are ready for all preparation to support you, so we are all one team ... serving one country ... and against one enemy."

At the beginning of the meeting, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum reviewed a presentation from the ministers to brief on the latest developments in the government’s measures to deal with the implications of the emerging Corona virus.

His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, stressed during the meeting that the ministry, through its representative missions abroad, and in coordination with the competent authorities in the state, succeeded in coordinating the return of 3524 students and returning them to the homeland safely, before and during a period of suspension Flights.

His Highness stated that these students, whose return to the country has been coordinated, constitute about 96% of the students who are studying abroad, indicating that quarantine measures have been applied to them, and ongoing checks are carried out to ensure their health and safety.

The Minister of Health and Community Protection, Abdul Rahman bin Muhammad Al Owais, also spoke during the meeting about the state of health in the country, saying, “We are constantly developing active investigation mechanisms to detect patients, relying on our advanced laboratories with high absorptive capacity and efficiency in rapid and accurate diagnosis, in addition to Availability of the latest smart therapeutic methods, innovative technological infrastructure in the field of digital health and telemedicine to prevent infection, which reduces time and effort, to compete with time in cordoning off the Corona pandemic, confining the owners of infected cases and those who have contact with them, and isolating them, to protect the health of members of the community. Ululation ».

He continued, "Thanks to the efforts of our medical teams, we reached record numbers in the number of medical examinations, with 790,000 exams, until the beginning of this week, and at a rate exceeding 82 thousand and 291 examinations per million people, ahead of most countries."

He added that "the periodic reports that come to us from the field herald that most of the injuries are stable, and that they receive the necessary health care, provided by the medical, technical and nursing staff with all the determination, commitment and national and humanitarian commitment."

Al Owais stressed that «all medical staff have high morale, enthusiasm and impulsivity to fulfill their national and humanitarian duty, and always assure complete readiness to deal with all developments, and to meet all needs, provided with messages of motivation and praise that they receive from the rational leadership, which is a medal they cherish to move forward with persistence and persistence In their medical and humanitarian mission to ward off the virus’s risks from the state’s society with courage and valor, and we affirm our keenness to provide training and educational courses on a regular basis, informing them of the latest methods of disease prevention and avoiding infection during patient care, and we also periodically examine them, to make sure N not infected with the virus ».

For his part, the Minister of Economy, Engineer Sultan Al-Mansoori, reviewed, during the meeting, the developments of markets and the availability of basic commodities to the public, saying that work was done during the past period to secure and supply basic food commodities from their sources, and to ensure the food stock in the sales outlets, which are available for a period that extends From three to six months to come.

He added, “We worked through the Ministry’s efforts to ensure that no food commodities that might affect the UAE’s market need to be re-exported, control the prices of commodities, ensure that they do not rise, and intensify inspection and control of commodity sales outlets, in cooperation with the economic development departments in each emirate, To ensure consumer protection. ”

During its session, the Council of Ministers adopted a number of decisions and initiatives, within the framework of the national precautionary measures to deal with the "Covid 19" virus, including the formation of a team to study the optimal exploitation of vital facilities during emergencies and crises, headed by the Assistant Undersecretary for the Infrastructure Planning Sector in the Ministry of Infrastructure Development, and the membership of representatives from Federal entities, which are ministries: the Interior, Education, Health and Community Protection, the General Authority for Sports, the National Authority for Disaster, Emergency and Crisis Management, the Sheikh Zayed Housing Program, the Higher Colleges of Technology and the Education Council in Abu Dhabi.

The team is specialized in preparing a plan for the optimal utilization of vital facilities in the country during emergencies and crises, studying mechanisms and procedures for transferring their use when needed for purposes that serve the various strategic sectors in the country, and setting mechanisms and procedures for transforming public and vital facilities in the country, such as warehouses, exhibition halls, schools, etc., with the possibility of equipping them immediately as health facilities serving The objectives of prevention, treatment, diagnosis and storage throughout the country, when needed.

The Council also approved the formation of a national opportunities work team for the next stage in the field of government human resources, headed by the Director General of the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, and membership of both the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, the Office of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, and the Communications Regulatory Authority.

And within the terms of reference, the team will study the file of employees in the federal government by preparing the civil service system in the federal government in a way that ensures the achievement of government goals, keeping pace with current and future requirements, and developing development plans, so that staff skills are developed in support of virtual educational platforms, and measures are set to raise employee productivity during next period.

Mohamed Ben Rached:

"We are racing against time, to make our country more ready to handle efficiently under various circumstances."

Vice President of the state for the champions of the first defense line:

"Show the most wonderful examples of sacrifice ... and everyone learns from you the meanings of giving, humanity and responsibility."

"Your standing and your actions will be preserved in our history and for future generations ... You are our heroes and the Emirates shield."

"We value every second and every effort and energy that you put to the safety of citizens and residents."

"We are proud of our resident brothers, doctors, nurses and paramedics participating in the exceptional circumstances."

Abdullah bin Zayed:

“3524 students are repatriated safely before and during the suspension of flights.”

Al Owais:

"The Ministry conducted 790,000 medical examinations until the beginning of this week."

Al Mansoori:

"Controlling commodity prices, intensifying inspection and controlling sales outlets."

96%

Of the scholarship students studying abroad, they returned home safely.

Forming a national opportunities work team for the next stage in the field of government human resources.

A team to study the optimum utilization of vital facilities during emergencies and crises.

Genetic resources and equitable sharing

Yesterday, the Council of Ministers adopted a number of decisions and legislations. During its session, the Council approved the issuance of a federal law on access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of their use, aimed at protecting and maintaining genetic resources, reducing their consumption and sustainability, to benefit from them, and regulating access It should be discussed and circulated in order to contribute to preserving and sustaining the biological diversity in the country, and inventory, compilation, classification, and documentation of genetic resources and their derivatives, and the associated traditional and traditional knowledge, practices and innovations, in addition to promoting and encouraging research that contributes to the conservation of biological diversity. Ing and its sustainable use. Genetic resources are defined as any material of plant or animal origin, microorganisms, or other assets, containing hereditary units, of actual or potential value.

In the same context, the Council approved the issuance of a decision to amend some provisions of the regulations of the Federal Law on the Civil Procedure Law, in the framework of keeping pace with developments and developing civil procedures in accordance with best practices. The real beneficiary of all licensing authorities, non-financial free zones and free zones, in a manner that guarantees the achievement of trust and safety of the national economy and the promotion of foreign investment.

Development of the agricultural sector

Yesterday, the Council of Ministers adopted a decision to form a working group to study the development of the modern agricultural sector in the country, headed by the Minister of State, Maryam Al-Muhairi, and the membership of representatives from government agencies and the private sector and a number of relevant international organizations, so that the team undertakes a study of the mechanisms of adopting the local production of modern technology, The development of capabilities to improve the ability to provide food products to meet the market need, in part or in whole, by raising the competitiveness of the local product, and contributing to raising the ability to face global changes in the food sector, along with a focus on creating business opportunities and enabling access To local markets by proposing legislations and policies concerned with improving production costs and raising competitive rates.

Harmonizing behavioral competencies

Yesterday, the Council of Ministers approved the performance management system for employees of the federal government, and the system aims to establish performance rules and criteria for annual evaluation of employees, determine the levels of performance for which the periodic bonus is due, approve the levels of performance required for promotion, and map the course of grievances from the results of the annual performance evaluation.
It was updated by adding specialized competencies with the alignment of behavioral competencies, in line with the Emirates model for government leadership, and giving sufficient flexibility to the direct and employee head to review the annual performance document throughout the year in terms of adjusting goals or adding new goals, and establishing mechanisms to evaluate the staff assigned to complete specialized projects in Their employers, in addition to setting frameworks to evaluate the performance of the employee enrolled in the national service or the study permit.