The Ministry of Health stressed the need to raise the level of preparedness and investigation to address the Corona virus, with recording 21 infections among contacts of people coming from abroad, indicating that although the number of infections is not large, but it is a dangerous indication of some recklessness and the possibility of developing infections and spreading the infection more broadly and returning to impose strict precautionary measures again.
The Ministry clarified in a statement read today by the deputy director of communicable and chronic diseases at the ministry, Dr. Atef Al-Tawil, that it had taken, immediately after the discovery of injuries between contacts of foreigners, measures to limit the spread of infection through quarantine on the town of Ras al-Maara in Damascus countryside, and to conduct health and laboratory surveys and medical examinations of the population in contact with confirmed cases And the neighborhood, after the success of these procedures, in similar cases, controlling the infection and preventing the registration of new infections in the regions of Sayyida Zeinab and Minin in Damascus countryside.
In its statement, the Ministry warned of the danger of reckless and irresponsible health behaviors of some to the safety of their families, their surroundings and society, and to economic and service activity in light of these developments, pointing out that the high outcome of injuries and the development of the epidemiological situation may mean having to return to the application of precautionary measures at the national level.
The Ministry indicated that in the past period it was able to contain the pandemic with swift measures and reach epidemiological stability, but that any irresponsible behavior may return Syria to the danger zone, especially with the recent World Health Organization statements that the status of the new Corona virus is getting worse around the world and that inaction is the risk The largest is currently in countries where conditions are improving.
The ministry confirmed that what is required now is awareness and commitment to individual prevention measures, not fear and panic, and the circulation of rumors and false information, renewing its eagerness to publish any new development on the Corona pandemic through its online platforms and the media.
The ministry pointed out that while the countries of the world are doing their utmost to confront Corona, the United States of America and European countries continue to undermine the capabilities of the health sector in Syria and its capabilities to respond to the pandemic and meet the health needs of citizens by striving to impose unilateral inhuman economic measures on the country and deprive the Syrian people of the most basic rights to Access to health requires the urgent intervention of the international community and the raising of voices loudly to lift these measures.
It is noteworthy that the number of registered infections with the Corona virus in Syria reached 146 cases, of which 62 were cured, 6 cases died and 78 cases are still being treated.
Source : Sana
