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Three additional cases of COVID-19 reported in Qatar
As relevant authorities in Qatar continue to intensify monitoring, detection and management procedures to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), three additional cases of the virus have been reported in the country today.
According to the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), the three new cases are that of expatriates in Qatar.
They have been admitted to Hamad Medical Corporation's Communicable Disease Center.
"Those who shared accommodation with the patients, or had contact with them, have been quarantined and are being tested to ensure they are free from infection," the Ministry said in a press release.
With these new cases, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country now stands at 15.
MOPH announces that three new positive cases of the #Coronavirus Disease 2019 (#COVID19) have been confirmed in #Qatar, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to fifteen.https://t.co/V0RTz6I6ZY
— وزارة الصحة العامة (@MOPHQatar) March 8, 2020
In a press conference held today, representatives from health authorities in Qatar assured that the risk of the virus spreading among the population remains low.
This is because the patients remain under strict quarantine and infection control procedures.
They have not had any interaction with the wider community, the Ministry confirmed.
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Lets not count it on daily basis ..... It is not wanted by the public ....... Only Doctors should tell if they are able to find soluiton for controlling it .......
May be there are 36 people with muscle pain, but nobody is interested to know the count ........