Saudi Arabia Reports 1,362 New COVID-19 Cases, 7 Deaths

On Saturday, Saudi Arabia reported 1,362 new COVID-19 'coronavirus' cases, raising the total confirmed cases to 25, 459, according to the Kingdom’s ministry of health.

In it’s daily briefing, the ministry also recorded seven coronavirus-related fatalities, raising the death toll to 176.

“An additional 210 people have recovered during the past 24 hours, pushing the total number of recoveries to 3,765,” the ministry’s spokesman Dr. Mohammad Al Abdul Ali said

He added that Madinah topped today’s list of cities with the most cases, recording 249 new infections, followed by Jeddah with 245 new cases, Makkah with 244, Riyadh with 161 and 126 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.