Category: Health Services

Cairo, The World Health Organization (WHO) today called for a humanitarian truce in Gaza Strip, in order to allow the entry of aid in light of the severe suffering and acute shortage of medical supplies incurred by the health system in the enclave.

Cairo-based WHO’s regional director for the Middle East Ahmed Al-Mandhari, said in a press statement, that the closure of entry and exit points against patients and humanitarian health assistance as well as strict restrictions on the entry of medical supplies exacerbate this public health crisis, stressing the severity of injuries and severe shortage of medicines and basic supplies amidst the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.

For his part, WHO head for the West Bank and Gaza Rik Peeperkorn said that a United Nations convoy carrying humanitarian aid, including 10,000 doses of the Sinopharm anti-COVID-19 vaccine, is ready to enter Gaza as soon as it is given permission.

In order to be allowed to enter, he added, everyone must agree to a humanitarian truce to ensure free and easy access into and out of Gaza.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh, The Ministry of Health announced, in a statement here today, that 1,213 new confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 436,239, including 8,367 active cases undergoing treatment.

Of these, there are 1,372 critical cases, while the health condition of the rest is stable.

It added that 13 new deaths have been reported; putting the tally of fatalities, at 7,201.

Meanwhile, as many as 910 cases have recovered, raising recoveries' toll to 420,671.

On the other hand, 88,859 new laboratory tests were conducted, in the last 24-hour, across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh, The Ministry of Health announced, in a statement here today, that 1,047 new confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) have been reported, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 435,027, including 8,078 active cases undergoing treatment.

Of these, there are 1,384 critical cases, while the health condition of the rest is stable.

It added that 14 new deaths have been reported; putting the tally of fatalities, at 7,188.

Meanwhile, as many as 847 cases have recovered, raising recoveries' toll to 419,761.

On the other hand, 73,933 new laboratory tests were conducted, in the last 24-hour, across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Source: Saudi Press Agency