UAE Minister of Health and Prevention AbdulRahman bin Mohammad bin Nasser Al Owais stressed on Tuesday that the countryhas an adequate stock of medicines and medical supplies to combat thecoronavirus.
While briefing the Federal National Council(FNC) on the new coronavirus, the Minister noted that the UAE was among thefirst countries that stocked up on sufficient quantities of medical logisticsrequired for state-of-the-art check-ups to detect the virus, reported the UAEnews agency (WAM).
Eight coronavirus cases were detected in theUAE. One patient has recovered while all but one were in stable condition.
Al Owais also briefed the council about theenhanced preparedness of health institutions in both the public and private sectorssuch as allocation of isolation wards, readying laboratories for virus testing,providing protective gear to health care providers as well as evacuation plansfor UAE citizens from foreign countries should the need arise.
Besides this, the government has also activatedthe National Operations Center and coordinated with the WHO and Chineseauthorities to assess the risks.
The UAE government has been lauded by the WHOand Arab Regional Center for its prompt handling of the detected cases and thetransparency with which it dealt with the situation. Its allocation of acommunication center in the Mandarin language for inquiries and for providinginformation on suspected cases, came in for special praise, in particular, theminister noted.
The Minister concluded that the UAE remained inconstant touch with the WHO to keep itself posted of the latest developmentsand will take part in a global meeting to discuss the latest developments withregard to the coronavirus infection.
