Geneva-Sana
The World Health Organization announced today that it expects the emergence of new cases of the emerging virus Corona in other countries after its transmission across the border to the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
The United Nations News Center quoted the organization as saying in a statement that all countries should make more efforts to strengthen their capabilities for early detection of disease, investigation and rapid response to public health events, adding that they do not currently recommend any restrictions on travel or trade.
The organization confirmed the emergence of the first cases of the new corona virus in the eastern Mediterranean region in the UAE. The organization's confirmation came after the UAE announced that four members of one family who arrived from the Chinese city of Wuhan were transferred to the hospital between the twenty-fifth and twenty-seventh of this January after their infection was confirmed. With corona virus.
In turn, the regional director of the organization, Ahmed bin Salem Al-Manzari, said that the organization's office monitors disease trends and works with member states to ensure the highest levels of preparedness in order to detect and respond to possible cases, stressing the importance of these measures in combating the transmission of the virus and treating people who have contracted the disease.
The organization stated that it is giving due attention to the issue of the new corona virus, since China announced the first cases at the end of last month, and called on countries to prepare and respond, enhance laboratory capabilities, and mobilize supplies and essential medicines.
To prevent the virus and reduce the risk of transmission, the organization recommended that individuals avoid contact with people with acute respiratory infections and wash their hands frequently, especially after direct contact with patients or their surroundings and avoid contact with farm animals or wild animals without protection.