The Ministry of Health (MOH) has called on citizens and residents to call the (937) service center in case of any inquiry regarding the COVID-19 24/7, stressing the importance of protection from the respiratory diseases in general.
The Ministry has reiterated the importance of adhering to the methods of prevention of the novel coronavirus, as well as following the five steps of protection. These steps are: avoid close contact with a person exhibiting flu or cold symptoms, pay attention to your personal hygiene, maintain the etiquette of sneezing and coughing, avoid unsafe handling of both wildlife and domestic animals and cook your food thoroughly especially meat and eggs. It pointed out that these steps are sufficient to prevent person-to-person transmission, Allah willing.
MOH has published an awareness guidelines and tips on its social media pages on dealing with the virus, methods of prevention and what to do in the event of the occurrence of any of its symptoms.