The Ministry of Health and Community Protection has launched on its website a national awareness platform, which includes the new Corona Virus Information Center (Covid-19), under the slogan "Your health is our duty."
The platform is a database that includes all recommendations, precautions and guidelines that the World Health Organization and health agencies in the country have identified to prevent corona virus, reduce false information and misleading rumors that come from unreliable and unaccredited sources, and this new online service helps to reduce the flow of cases Patients with regular influenza and non-emergency cold for medical institutions under current conditions.
The information center, which provides its services in five languages, includes a virtual doctor service that helps clients who wish to assess their health in case of suspected infection with the virus. The center is also an awareness platform that includes the latest information about the virus and methods of prevention, classified into six main sections, providing information and instructions Scientific and health, in addition to providing updated statistics on new infections in the Corona virus in the UAE.
The Corona Virus Information Center (Covid-19) provides a virtual doctor service that assesses the health condition by directing a number of inquiries and questions about the date of travel, communicating with others, symptoms and others, before diagnosing the condition, and upon completion the users will be directed to call 998 Or, information or instructions will be provided on how to deal with the disease, depending on the outcome of the diagnosis. The new system does not suit emergency cases, and it is advised to consult the medical staff in the event of an emergency, and visit the nearest health clinic to undergo the necessary medical care.
The platform allows community members to volunteer service to support government efforts in combating the spread of the Corona virus (Covid-19), by entering the center's portal and filling in personal data and identifying the sector that they want to volunteer, and the center also includes the feature to answer inquiries and questions related to the most important procedures Preventive measures to be taken, to avoid infection with the emerging coronavirus (Covid-19).
Innovative health services
The Deputy Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health and Community Protection for the Support Services Sector, Awad Sagher Al-Ketbi, said that the launch of the new Corona Virus Information Center (Covid-19) comes within the framework of responding to government trends in the need to intensify the use of smart solutions in the ministry's treatment and preventive services to address the Corona virus, confirming the ministry’s keenness to Providing comprehensive and innovative health services, ensuring a rapid response to suspected cases of infection with the emerging coronavirus (Covid-19), by providing the center with the virtual doctor feature, which is one of the most important innovative models in preventive health practices, where the virtual doctor contributes to assessing the health status of Yet, without the need for hospital review, this helps reduce the incidence of HIV infection
The platform provides a virtual doctor service for those wishing to evaluate their health.