United Arab Emirates (UAE) will receive this Wednesday to 215 people evacuated from Wuhan, China, epicenter of the new coronavirus. Citizens of that country on the Arabian peninsula will be housed in the newly created Human Humanitarian City ’of the Emirates, in Abu Dhabi, where they will receive preventive medical care to guarantee their health and safety.
Special airplanes, with the same characteristics that were used in the operation, that is, equipped with cabin air filtration systems, with medical supplies and the necessary equipment to carry out the evacuation procedure, together with medical response equipment and Cabin personnel trained to carry out the evacuation will be offered to the governments of other countries if they need help.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UAE Embassy in China coordinated with the embassies of the countries concerned to organize the evacuation process of other people, as part of the continuing efforts of the UAE to improve cooperation with the Chinese government to contain The spread of the virus.
For his part, the director of the medical response team of the UAE Ministry of Health, Mattar Al Nuaimi, reported that receiving the evacuees is an act embodies the spirit to help those in need. Al Nuaimi confirmed that all the equipment and supplies required for a 14-day quarantine, the incubation period of Covid-19, are available.
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The so-called Human Humanitarian City ’of the Emirates has adapted to strict standards to facilitate high quality care, ensuring the privacy of evacuees throughout their stay. The facility has the capacity to house hundreds of families with all medical guarantees.
The specialists will perform the laboratory tests to ensure the welfare of the evacuees. The director of Security and Prevention of the National Authority of Crisis and Disaster Management, Saif Jumaa Al Dhaheri, said that the new place has all the conditions to ensure a comfortable environment for patients.
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The measure comes in compliance with the guidelines of the UAE President, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Supreme Deputy Commander of the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, of establish a health center that facilitates the necessary surveillance and preventive medical care after its evacuation from the epicenter of the Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan.
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* With information from the WAM agency
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