The spokesman for the Saudi Ministry of Health, Dr. Muhammad Al-Abdali, confirmed that the positive and conscious interaction with the precautionary measures to confront the new Corona pandemic “Covid-19” in Saudi Arabia has led to successes, as organizations, bodies and specialized agencies put Saudi Arabia in advanced ranks globally, whether in the Group of 20 or worldwide.
In the weekly press conference of the Ministry of Health, on Sunday, to reveal the developments of the Corona pandemic and vaccines in Saudi Arabia, “Okaz” interfered with a question regarding “Is it time to dispense with the muzzle, especially following the decrease in the number of corona infections and the increase in the number of those vaccinated with the booster dose of the vaccine?” “Praise be to God, we in Saudi Arabia have a very high and great confidence in the committees, bodies and experts that carry out continuous evaluation and monitoring, whether of global, regional or local situations, case curves and indicators in Saudi Arabia.”
He said: “We confirm that the evaluation is ongoing, and the measures are taken with great care and wisdom that goes along with each stage,” adding that “things are very promising, and we are always optimistic regarding the good. As for the masks, they are like the rest of the precautionary measures, and they are subject to evaluation and any new interventions and procedures appropriate for each stage.”
He stressed this by saying: “The use of masks is a healthy behavior, and its positives exceed our interaction with the Corona pandemic only, and many have noticed that respiratory diseases in general, such as influenza or others for different ages, have decreased, and this is one of the fruits of healthy behaviors, including masks, so our will is that regardless of any Considerations In all cases, it is important that we maintain proper health behaviors and habits, including wearing a mask when needed and necessary.”
And he went on to say: “We have awareness, awareness and intelligence for the time we use the muzzle: in crowded places, in places where there is no good ventilation, when there is a respiratory health symptom, and this is a benefit to us and our health and the health of others around us, and therefore we recommend that we bear in mind that what we have gained And what we have obtained from healthy habits is much greater than that we treat them as being associated with the pandemic only, but rather they are for our lives on an ongoing basis.”