Health

Containing the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic should still be everyone’s “top priority”, UN health agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday. In total, 61 countries outside China have reported 8,739 cases of infection with 127 deaths, the World Health Organisation, WHO, Director-General said. Of nearly 90,000 cases globally so far, …

The Saudi Ministry of Health today reported the first case of new coronavirus, COVID-19, for a citizen coming from Iran through the Kingdom of Bahrain. “The citizen did not disclose his presence in Iran at the Saudi port,” the Ministry said in a statement published by the state news agency, …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention has denied reports that the guests of the two quarantined hotels left without performing the necessary health checks. In a statement released today, the Ministry affirmed that it is taking all necessary procedures for investigating, examining and following-up with contacts, within the framework of …

Kuwait’s Health Ministry revealed on Monday that within the last 24-hours, ten new coronavirus, COVID-19, cases were registered in the country. The Kuwait News Agency, KUNA, reported the Ministry’s Assistant Under-Secretary, Dr. Buthaina Al-Mudhaf, as saying that the new cases were associated with patients who had travelled into the country …

Kuwait’s Health Ministry has announced a new case of coronavirus, COVID-19, in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 46, reported the Kuwait News Agency, KUNA. During a daily briefing on the virus, Assistant Undersecretary at the Ministry Dr. Buthaina Al Mudhaf said that the patient recently returned from …

The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi has dismissed as “untrue” news alleging that a coronavirus case has been discovered in a residential compound in Abu Dhabi today. “The Ministry of Health and Prevention is the official source of information on COVID-19 in the UAE,” DoH – Abu Dhabi said …

Countries must act quickly and robustly to contain the coronavirus COVID-19 epidemic, the World Health Organisation said on Friday, as it raised the global risk assessment of the infection to “very high”. The development comes as WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed data showing that in the past 24 hours, …

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Tourism announced on Friday that it has temporarily stopped issuing tourist visas to people in certain countries particularly badly hit by the coronavirus outbreak. The affected nations are China, Italy, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Kazakhstan. The decision applies both to electronic visas obtained online and …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, Thursday said two coronavirus patients in the UAE have recovered, while 6 new cases have been confirmed. The new announcement brings to 19 the number of reported cases, five of whom have been cured so far from the COVID-19. The two who have …

Pakistan has reported its first two cases of coronavirus, COVID-19. Addressing a news conference in Quetta, Special Assistant on National Health Services Dr. Zafar Mirza said that both patients have recently arrived from Iran. According to Pakistani media reports, the first case was reported in Karachi where the individual was …