The epidemic of the Coronavisrus, known as COVID-19, has killed so far nearly 3,500 people and infected more than 100,000 across 92 nations and territories. The world now has begun to realise this virus is a grave threat not just for the Chinese or Iranians, but is a challenge for the entire humankind.
The latest update on Coronavirus showed the infected cases have spanned over nearly to hundred countries. Also, its financial impact can’t be ignored as the virus outbreak has significantly hit the global economy. Panic and fear caused by the methods of infection related to the virus have led to massive disruptions of business operations, conferences, sport events, disruption of education in schools and universities and economic activities in general.
Many countries are battling to contain outbreak of the Coronavirus and also trying to extend support to other countries, and we can mention Qatar’s role in this regard. It has so far checked more than 3, 000 people who entered the country from countries infected by the virus.
Since the confirmation of first case of Coronavirus in the region, Qatar has taken precautionary measures to protect its residents from COVID-19 disease. Official of the Ministry of Public Health yesterday explained that Qatar has conducted more than 3,000 tests on people coming from abroad and inside Qatar for coronavirus and has so far found 12 confirmed cases.
There is no need to panic or fear as none of the cases are from the community and all of them are from the people evacuated from Iran on a special chartered plane, said the health officials during a press conference held yesterday at the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH).
People evacuated from Iran were all kept in quarantine immediately after their arrival in Doha and none of them had any contact with community members, the health authorities have confirmed.
For its part the Ministry of Education and Higher Education and the Ministry of Public Health has also underlined that there is no need to close schools as all schools are continuously being monitored by health ministry officials and also there are no Coronavirus cases in community.
Although the World Health Organization (WHO) has not announced global pandemic but it has called the spread of the virus “deeply concerning” as reports indicated emergence of more new cases of COVID-19 in some countries for the first time. Health authorities globally need to heighten precautionary measures and global cooperation is highly required as the spread of COVID-19 has intensified around the world.
