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Saudi Arabia Reports 1,325 New Coronavirus Cases, Total Hits 21,402


Wed 29 Apr 2020 | 03:00 PM
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On Wednesday, Saudi Arabia reported 1,325 new coronavirus cases, raising the total confirmed cases to 21,402, according to the Kingdom’s ministry of health.

In it’s daily briefing, the ministry also recorded five coronavirus-related fatalities, raising the death toll to 157.

“An additional 169 people have recovered during the past 24 hours, pushing the total number of recoveries to 2,953,” the ministry’s spokesman Dr. Mohammad Al Abdul Ali said

He added that Makkah topped today’s list of cities with the most cases, recording 356 new infections, followed by Madinah with 225 new cases, Jeddah with 224, Riyadh with 203 and 74 in Dammam. The rest of cases were reported in other cities.

Several Arab countries have tightened restrictions on movement and travel, with the aim of curbing the spread of the Coronavirus, and some have pledged billions of dollars in economic stimulus programs to reduce the economic repercussions of the crisis.

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.

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.

-Eating 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 viruses.

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.