There are still some challenges in combating the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) but is different from the ones in 2020 with receiving the vaccine, Spokesman for the Ministry of Health Abdullah Al-Sanad said on Wednesday.
Speaking in a news conference, Al-Sanad said this means, “we entered the phase of protection and immunity through mutual cooperation.” He added, “we are witnessing a race between inoculating individuals and the start of the rise in the epidemiological curve”. He noted that the availability of vaccines does not mean being lax in taking preventive measures in order to control epidemiological situations tightly.
Furthermore, he extolled the medical staff working in the first lines for the safety of all citizens and expats as well. Of outstanding strategies to combat the pandemic are responding to warnings and linking between science and decision-making to assess risks of the virus, he pointed out. Al-Sanad pointed out that the ratio between the recoveries and infections is stable, reaching 93.6 percent. The proportion between cases and swabs since the beginning of this month hit 9.7 percent and 11.4 percent today, he stated.
Earlier in the day, the MoH declared that 960 patients of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been cured of the germ-triggered ailment over past 24 hours. Al-Sanad said the tally of the patients who have been cured of the virus has hit 175,048. The proportion of the cured of the total casualties was estimated at 93.6 percent.
Source: KUNA