She emphasized that the state provided a model in planning to confront the "pandemic" and strengthening the capabilities of the health sector

"World Health": The UAE is one of the countries in the world with the lowest death rates from "Corona"

• The UAE was one of the first countries to provide Corona vaccines to its residents.

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• Amjad El-Khouly: “It is difficult to predict a specific date for recovery, but there are promising signs.”

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The World Health Organization confirmed that the UAE is one of the countries in the world with the lowest death rate due to infection with the emerging corona virus (Covid-19), and it provided a global model in planning to confront the pandemic, and strengthening the capabilities of the health sector.

The WHO's epidemiology consultant, Dr. Amjad Al-Khouli, said that it is difficult at present to predict a specific date for recovering from "Corona", but the evidence is promising.

Al-Khouli added to Emirates Today: “It is difficult to predict a specific date to recover from the emerging virus, and the curve of infections and deaths has declined, but the organization has indications that the introduction of vaccines and the vaccination of priority groups has already led to promising results in terms of reducing infections and deaths. Worldwide ».

He continued: “The death rate of (Covid-19) in the UAE is one of the lowest in the world,” indicating that the role that the country played in expanding testing has contributed to the widening range of cases discovered, stressing that the commitment to the comprehensive and integrated implementation of the precautionary measures package and preventive measures They all speed up the recovery process, and reduce the epidemic curve for injuries and deaths.

On the organization’s assessment of the UAE’s experience in facing the pandemic regionally and globally, Al-Khouli explained that the UAE has shown tremendous interest since the beginning of the pandemic, and has made a great effort to respond to “Covid-19”, and provided a good model for planning and providing the necessary technical, financial and technical resources to confront the pandemic. And strengthening the capabilities of the health sector, and the involvement of various sectors and ministries concerned, and that «the UAE is one of the first countries to provide vaccines to its residents, and we hope to continue the diligent effort it started, and continue to apply public health and preventive measures.

Al-Khouli stated that the most important pillars that countries should rely on to end the pandemic as soon as possible are to continue adhering to public health measures and social measures to stop the transmission of the disease, reduce the burden on health systems, and reduce the possibility of more dangerous mutations emerging from the virus.

He stressed the need to continue disease surveillance, laboratory tests, isolation of all cases, treatment, quarantine, contact tracing, wearing masks, physical distancing, good hygiene practices, and avoiding mass gatherings, stressing that these measures are very important at all times during the pandemic.

Therapy

The epidemiology consultant at the World Health Organization, Dr. Amjad Al-Khouli, stated that with regard to when to reach a cure for the Corona virus globally, efforts have not stopped so far in order to reach a treatment, and we hope that we will succeed soon in overcoming the challenges that have increased with the emergence of changes New to the virus, and to reach a cure for the disease, and until then we rely heavily on public health measures, preventive measures, and apply palliative treatment protocols that deal with the symptoms of the disease and alleviate them.

• Vaccination of priority groups has achieved promising results in reducing injuries and deaths.

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