WHO hails Saudi efforts in fighting 'Corona' virus

Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Health Security Affairs, Dr. Keiji Fukuda has praised the level of the actions taken by the Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia represented in the Saudi reference hospitals and medical centers for the prevention of infection by Corona virus.
He said: 'I noticed a significant improvement this year in addition to what has been done in the past at the level of addressing and dealing with the virus, especially in therapeutic, diagnostic and preventive services.'
He added that there is also a significant improvement that has been observed in this visit in several axes: the first is the establishment of an advanced center for monitoring and following-up cases under the name of the command and control center with sub-centers in 20 regions across the Kingdom; there are preparations for Corona virus' diagnosis and analysis in the laboratories and strict preparations in infection control in hospitals as well as health awareness.