MoH: Hospitals Reduced To Covering Only Basic Services

Merge 104.8  |  29 March 2021

The Minister of Health, His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Al-Saeedi, held a meeting on Sunday to discuss COVID-19 developments and the increase in the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

As a result of the rise in numbers, the ministry decided to reduce health services to cover only the basics and to return to the plan that was adopted during the peak of the pandemic in previous waves. They added that the pooling of health sector resources will be required in order to look after the increasing number of patients. 

The ministry called on all citizens and residents to cooperate with the health sector in the fight against the virus and fully adhere to preventative measures such as social distancing, wearing masks and maintaining clean hands.