Health Ministry’s first official response to allegations of poisoning Slovenian players in Mundi

04:39 PM

Tuesday 26 January 2021

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Books – Ahmad Jumaa:

The Ministry of Health and Population has officially commented on the Slovenian Handball Federation’s allegations regarding the poisoning of a number of its players prior to their match with the Egyptian national team at the conclusion of the main role of the World Championship currently held in Egypt, which ended in a 25-25 draw; For the “Pharaohs” to qualify for the quarter-finals, and the Slovenian team leaves the tournament.

Dr. Alaa Eid, head of the medical committee overseeing the medical insurance plan at the Ministry of Health, said in a statement today, Tuesday, that by reviewing the records of the clinics located inside the hotels, no cases with symptoms indicating gastrointestinal infection were recorded or monitored since the start of the tournament until today, explaining That medical service is provided to more than 4000 individuals inside the “full Bubble”, and their health condition is continuously monitored, as well as the commitment of all participants to preventive and precautionary measures for the emerging corona virus.

Eid pointed out that he is constantly following up the work of monitoring food and drinking water in accommodation hotels through the periodic field passage of the Ministry’s General Food Control teams, on restaurants in the hotels of the delegations participating in the tournament, where samples of food and drinking water are taken, which are presented to delegations, As well as taking samples from swimming pools’ water and sewage, and sending them to central laboratories; To ensure its safety and compliance with health requirements, in the interest of the health and safety of all participating delegations, stressing that the results of all samples that were withdrawn from the start of the tournament until today comply with the health requirements that must be met.

In turn, Dr. Khaled Mujahid, Advisor to the Minister of Health and Population for Media Affairs and the official spokesperson for the Medical Committee of the World Handball Championship, stressed that the health safety of food providers is monitored and a thermal survey is conducted for them throughout the day, and awareness seminars are also organized for workers in restaurants and kitchens in hotels. To follow up the implementation of all the health and preventive measures that must be available during the process of preparing food and providing it to delegations, in addition to implementing the work of disease vector control in the places of residence of the delegations and participating teams, and combating flying and crawling insects and rodents with public health pesticides recommended by the World Health Organization.

He pointed to the provision of medical service to 97 members of the delegations participating in the tournament, during the activities of Monday’s matches, and to provide them with the necessary treatment, stressing that all of them are in good health.

The official spokesperson for the medical committee for the World Handball Championship stated that first aid was given to 8 members of the teams on the field and in good health, and medical services were provided to 31 members of the tournament participants and members of the organizing committees, through 8 mobile clinics stationed. In the vicinity of sports stadiums, and medical services were provided to 58 participants in the tournament and workers in accommodation hotels, through 5 clinics located inside hotels, where the necessary medicines were dispensed to all of them and varied between medicines (pressure, sugar), emergency medicines, analgesics, and various other medicines. .

He also indicated that 1283 “pcr” analyzes of the new Corona virus were conducted during the past 24 hours for all teams participating in the tournament, members of federations and organizing committees, and employees of hotels and medical teams, in order to ensure their health.

The spokesperson of the medical committee for the World Handball Championship pointed out that the health educated teams at the Ministry of Health and Population provide the necessary awareness of preventive and precautionary measures for the emerging corona virus to all participants in the tournament through the medical booths located inside the sports stadiums and in front of the games halls.

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