Wash your hands, avoid contact with people suffering from flu: Ministry
MUSCAT: Dr Mohammed bin Saif Al Hosni, Undersecretary of Ministry of Health for Health Affairs, has advised people in the Sultanate to maintain good hygiene, wear masks and avoid contact with people suffering from cold, cough and fever.
The undersecretary has called upon all citizens and residents in the Sultanate to follow the preventive measures. It includes washing hands with water and soap, sterilising hands and wearing a face mask, avoiding direct contact with the people suffering from cold, cough and fever so as to avoid being infected.
Al Hosni has also advised people having any respiratory symptoms to go directly to the nearest health institution for consultation and treatment. He has suggested that people should visit the health institutions while wearing a mask, as well as adhering to the home quarantine procedures and not hang out in crowded places during the current period. The undersecretary has urged all citizens and residents to take the information from the official sources, not pay attention to the rumours and get in touch with the Contact Centre of the Ministry for further information.
Recently, Al Hosni had a meeting with all the undersecretaries of Ministries of Health of the GCC states to discuss coronavirus (COVID-19) related developments via a video conference.
The meeting reviewed the mechanism of exchanging the precautionary and preventive measures to reduce the spread of the disease. It also reviewed the future plan to tackle this virus, the procedures that are enforced in the points of entry, the statistics related to the virus.
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MUSCAT: The Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday the recovery of three persons detected with COVID-19. A statement issued online by the Ministry said: “The Ministry of Health is pleased to announce the recovery of 3 patients with COVID-19.”
“The total number of similar cases of recovery in the Sultanate is now 12,” the statement added. The Ministry of Health had recently announced that the total number of persons infected in the Sultanate had reached 24.
It called upon everyone to adhere to the quarantine procedures according to the instructions and not to go to public places or places of worship.
It also called on all citizens and residents to continuously clean hands with water and soap, avoid touching the face, nose, and eyes and follow healthy habits when sneezing and coughing among other measures.