An emergency meeting was held at the Ministry of Health yesterday under the chair of Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed al-Sa'eedi, Minister of Health. The meeting was held to inform the undersecretaries of concerned ministries of the COVID-19 latest developments.

The Minister of Health reviewed the status of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as well as the epidemiological status at the local and global levels.

The meeting discussed future measures that need to be taken according to the epidemiological course of the disease, and the preparations required by all ministries and other sectors, each in its scope of work, such as schools, events and all activities.

The Ministry of Health previously announced that 16 COVID-19 cases had been reported, all linked to travel to Iran and Italy. Two out of the 16 cases fully recovered.