Dr. Hala Zayed, Minister of Health and Population, and Major General Mahmoud Shaarawi, Minister of Local Development, held a meeting, in the presence of a number of the leaders of the two ministries, to discuss supporting health facilities in the governorates, in the light of the ministry's plan to raise the efficiency of the health system in all governorates of the republic, and to maximize the benefit from donations received by the Ministry of Health.
The Minister of Health and Population thanked the Minister of Local Development, for his permanent and continuous cooperation with the Ministry, stressing that this contributes to countering the emerging Coronavirus.
She pointed out that they began to use Coronavirus medicine remdesivir to treat some cases of patients, according to controls determined by doctors.
It is worth mentioning that, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus a global pandemic as the new virus has rapidly spread to more than 121,000 people from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.
More cases of the virus, which causes respiratory disease COVID-19, 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.
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