Health minister reviews COVID situation in Dhofar| Times of Oman

Health minister reviews COVID situation in Dhofar| Times of Oman

Salalah: Dr. Ahmed Mohammed al-Sa'eedi, Minister of Health, said that His Majesty Sultan Haitham, gave directives to study the extent to which the situation in Dhofar Governorate calls for the setting up of a field hospital amid the rate of propagation of coronavirus there. In a statement during his field visit to Sultan Qaboos Hospital here today, the minister said that His Majesty the Sultan is in close follow-up of the pandemic's developments in all parts of the Sultanate. "After the specialized technical team studied the capacity of Sultan Qaboos Hospital here, it appears that there are enough beds to cover the number of Covid-19 patients, but the hospital now needs extra supply of equipment and more medical staff," said Dr. Ahmed. The minister commended the role of medical staff there who, he said, exerted tremendous efforts to keep the situation under control. He urged all health workers to stick to precautionary measures and instructions issued by the Health Ministry, adding that "the protection of the medical staff and their families is considered a matter of top priority." The minister reaffirmed the disease can be controlled through a variety of means, the most important of which are vaccination, wearing of