During a visit to the Hamad Medical Corporation's (HMC) Communicable Disease Center (CDC), HE the Minister of Public Health Dr. Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari was briefed on the preventive measures taken against coronavirus and the monitoring being done by the health sector.
The Ministry of Public Health is working with HMC and Primary Health Care Corporation in close collaboration with all stakeholders, including Qatar Airways and Hamad International Airport, to ensure appropriate measures are in place to protect Qatar's population from the novel coronavirus.
The CDC was opened in 2016 and is the first facility of its kind in the region. The purpose-built facility is equipped to care for patients with rare or unknown, highly communicable diseases and any patient with suspected novel coronavirus is being admitted to the CDC awaiting the test results.
No confirmed cases of coronavirus is detected in Qatar so far and the risk remains low for residents who have not traveled to China in the past 14 days.
Qatar has taken all required preventive measures and is closely following the protocols and guidelines set out by international bodies, including the World Health Organization.
While the risk for infection remains low, any resident who experiences fever, cough, shortness of breath, or difficulty in breathing, and has traveled to China, or had contact with an infected person, in the last 14 days, should immediately call the MoPH hotline on 6674 0948 or 6674 0951 for further assistance or visit their nearest primary health center.
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