Monday, January 3, 2022
Ministry of Health clarifies on the possibility of the return of Curfew after increase in Corona cases and how Omicron variant enter into Saudi Arabia
The official spokesman for the Ministry of Health, Dr. Mohammad Al-Abdali said that citizens anxiety about the increase in cases of coronavirus infections, and the concern of some about the possibility of returning strict precautionary measures, is appreciated.
He pointed out that, in case of need for any level of precautionary measures, there are specialized committees that constantly monitor the situation to take the appropriate decision.
- During his interview with the “Yahla” program, on the “Gulf Rotana” satellite channel, Al-Abdali said that the current situation is much better than what we were in, whether at the beginning of last year or at the beginning of the pandemic. Trending : Does the Corona recovered need Booster dose? Ministry of Health response
- Now we have many experiences and information about the virus and how to confront it, as well as achieving a large percentage of community immunity by immunization with vaccines.
- He continued, "Based on all this, a return to the first squares of the strict precautionary measures is very unlikely, because we have succeeded in making significant gains at the present time."
How did the Omicron variant enter into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ?
During the same program, Al-Abdali said Omicron began to appear in South Africa and now it spread in many countries of the world, including Saudi Arabia, through the ports. More than 131 countries announced the registration of high infections and scientists believe that no country is free from new variant infection. Recommend : The Health Ministry reveals percentage of vaccines that are immune to Omicron
- Omicron variant of Corona virus has the advantage of rapid spread, and the outlets of countries in this type of epidemic have their goals not to remain travel restrictions forever, but they are trying to control the virus to slow down its spread.
- He added that, We succeeded in achieving gains that made us lag behind other countries in terms of spread of virus, we are quick in giving booster doses for more protection and less damage. Download Saudi Expatriates app
