Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia Reports 5,524 Recoveries, 2,429 New Cases,

On Monday, Saudi Arabia reported 5,524 recoveries and 2,429 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of cases to 253,349.

In its daily briefing, the health ministry also reported 37 more deaths in the kingdom, pushing the death toll up to 2,523 fatalities.

It added that 254 new cases were confirmed in the city of Jeddah, 195 in al-Hafouf and 169 in Riyadh.

The Kingdom has 47,567 active cases with 203,259 total recoveries as of July 20.

On his part, the Health ministry spokesman Dr. Mohammed al-Abd al-Ali said that “unlimited support to the health sector has contributed to the Kingdom achieving levels of health security for all those in need in all regions and for all groups.”

The risk level of the novel coronavirus outbreak in Saudi Arabia dropped in the past nine days, according to a COVID-19 risk level map developed by a team of health experts.

Notably, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, has been admitted to the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh for medical tests due to inflammation of the gallbladder, Saudi Arabia’s  Royal Court said Monday in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency.

Saudi Arabia and coronavirus

Forty percent of COVID-19 cases reported in the Kingdom so far are the result of people failing to follow rules instructed by the ministry.

“Dozens of young men and women who did not adhere to precautionary measures when they left their homes and then came into direct contact with members of their family, including the elderly, infected several other people,” al-Abd al-Ali said.

Several Arab countries have tightened restrictions on movement, and travel with the aim of curbing the spread of the virus.

Trillions of dollars have been pledged in economic stimulus packages around the world to reduce the economic repercussions of the crisis.

Globally, it is worth mentioning that, more cases of the virus, which causes respiratory disease coronavirus,  continue to emerge, with outbreaks in South Korea, Italy, and Iran.

People across the globe partake in self-isolation for 14 days as an effective precautionary measure to protect those around them and themselves from contracting COVID-19.

Transmission of virus between humans happens when someone comes into contact with an infected person’s secretions, such as droplets in a cough.

It can also be transmitted by coming into contact with something an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes.

How to protect yourself from Coronavirus: 

-Wash your hands frequently with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand rub if your hands are not visibly dirty as washing hands with soap and water eliminates the virus if it is on the hands.

-When coughing and sneezing, cover mouth and nose with flexed elbow or tissue – discard tissue immediately into a closed bin and clean your hands with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water to prevent the spread of germs and viruses. If you sneeze or cough into your hands, you can pass the virus to other people that you have contact with.

-Eat fruits and vegetables that contain Vitamin C so that your immune system could be enhanced for better and be able to confront viruses.

-Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth as hands touch many surfaces, which can be contaminated with the virus. If you touch your eyes, nose or mouth with your contaminated hands, the virus from the surface may infect you.

Accordingly, you need to keep surrounding surfaces clean and free of coronavirus.

Make sure to keep all surrounding surfaces clean, even those that don’t usually cross minds like: keyboards, phone receivers, doorknobs, light switches, and remote controls.