Saudi king offers to pay for coronavirus patients’ treatment | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN – News of Bahrain- DT News

Saudi king offers to pay for coronavirus patients’ treatment | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN – News of Bahrain- DT News

Saudi king offers to pay for coronavirus patients' treatment. Saudi Arabia will finance treatment for anyone infected with the coronavirus in the country, the health minister said yesterday, while the agriculture ministry took steps to boost wheat and livestock supplies amid global fears of a food shortage.. The kingdom has registered eight deaths among 1,453 infections.. At a separate news conference, the agriculture ministry spokesman said Saudi Arabia would start importing at least 1.2 million tonnes more wheat next month, adding to strategic reserves of over 1 million tonnes.. Abdullah Abalkhail said the kingdom had also expanded the list of countries from which it can import livestock.. Public health officials say Saudi Arabia's past experience combating the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) helped prepare it for the new coronavirus outbreak.. Elsewhere in the region, the United Arab Emirates recorded two deaths yesterday in Arab and Asian nationals, both in their 40s with pre-existing heart conditions, raising the death toll to five among 611 infections.. Organisers of Expo 2020 Dubai yesterday supported a proposal to postpone the world fair due to start in October in the UAE for one year following requests by member states hit by the coronavirus pandemic..