Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — Minister of Health Tawfiq Al-Rabiah has predicted that there could be an increase in the number of coronavirus cases over the coming period.

Addressing a press conference here on Monday, the minister called on all citizens and expatriates in the Kingdom to stay in their homes and not go out unless absolutely necessary.

Al-Rabiah said concerned authorities are studying suspension of work in the private sector. “Authorities in the Kingdom are continuing to implement the preventive and precautionary measures against coronavirus.

As many as 18 government agencies and departments are engaged in assessing the situation on a daily basis,” he was quoted as saying by Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

He also emphasized that the authorities were committed to ensure transparency on each and every development pertaining to the epidemic.

The minister stated that there have been three more cases of corona recovery, bringing the number of people who have recovered so far to six. Out of the total 118 cases reported, the remaining cases are currently quarantined in health facilities in various regions of the Kingdom.

Al-Rabiah asked citizens to take information from official sources only. The Kingdom reported 15 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday.

These included five cases of citizens who were in contact with previous cases and two expatriates, from the Philippines and Indonesia, who were in contact with a previous reported case of infection.