Supreme Committee LIVE:Oman expect vaccine doses to arrive before end of the year, says Minister of Health

Muscat: The 20th Press Conference of the Supreme Committee on #Covid-19 , Thursday , 10 December 2020

Below are the Speakers in todays meet:

1, H.E Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Al Saeedi

Minister of Health, Member of the Supreme Committee on Covid-19

2, H.E Maitha Saif Al Mahrouqi

Undersecretary of the Ministry of Tourism & Heritage for Tourism

3, Dr. Said bin Salim Al Abri

Director General of Disease Surveillance and Control, Ministry of Health

4, Colonel/Ali bin Hamed Al Sulaimani

Assistant Director General of Passports and Residence, Royal Oman Police

5, Major/Muhammad bin Salam Al Hashami

Directorate of Public Relations, Royal Oman Police

Below are the details from the Supreme Committee press conference meet: discussion starts

Ministry of Health

1, We expect vaccine doses to arrive before the end of the year and have very limited dispensing capacity.

2, Unfortunately, we have not given a specific time for the arrival of the vaccine

3, The numbers since mid-October have been in a steady decline due to citizens and residents’ compliance with the precautionary measures followed.

4, Opening commercial activities does not mean that life has returned to normal or that the virus has ended.

5, The virus still exists, and unfortunately, the numbers are subject to escalation if we do not adhere to the compliance and the matter is in our hands.

6, Injury figures are subject to escalation if we do not adhere to the preventive measures.

7, The epidemic is still present and with the same intensity

8, Returning to work does not mean giving up the precautionary measures.

9, Unfortunately, people’s turnout for health institutions, especially for immunization programs, maternity, childhood and chronic diseases, has decreased!

10 , Unfortunately, we have not given a specific time for the arrival of the vaccine

11, Please do not hesitate to review the health institutions related to motherhood and childhood, including child vaccinations and maternity clinics.

12, We must return to dealing with all diseases and regularly reviewing health institutions for vaccination and treatment, otherwise neglect will lead to disastrous results.

13, During the last period, the number of sleeping cases in intensive care reached 220 cases, and today, praise be to God, there are 65 cases, as a result of adherence to preventive and precautionary measures.

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