The Saudi Ministry of Health has warned not to deal with camels without taking preventive measures, fearing from that camels can potentially carry Corona disease. As the number of infection in Saudi Arabia has reached about 500, the ministry of health has issued statement warning the individuals with some guidance and precautions when dealing with animals
The ministry statement, of which site managed receive a solid information, as the ministry renewed its warning again to all citizens and residents, To take the necessary precautions in dealing with the camels. Another statement also said: "In spite of the decline of the disease thankfully, the occurrence of individual cases of the disease as a result of direct exposure to camel secretions without wearing a mask and gloves and cover the body is expected.
And to this point the ministry official pointed out that these individual cases may be a source of transmission of the virus to others whether they are health workers in hospitals or contacts in homes.
As the statement said, "The research conducted by Saudi scientists in the past November have proven without a doubt the role of camels in the transfer of Coruna virus as they prove the presence of the virus in camel mucus and saliva especially those infected by runny nose and fever."
The ministry issued warnings in the Medical Advisory Board of the Ministry of Health stressing the need to take personal precautions inside hangars during the direct dealing with them, as well as inside the slaughterhouses, According to the statement.
These precautions were included in the statement, "wearing a mask, gloves and protective cover for the flesh" and called citizens and residents in the Kingdom to the need to follow these precautions in order to preserve their health and the health of those around them.