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Arab league holds remote meeting with Chinese COVID-19 experts, Bahrain takes part

TDT | Manama

Top Bahraini experts yesterday took part in a remote meeting held by the Arab League’s SecretariatGeneral with Chinese experts on the COVID-19 outbreak.

The meeting was devoted to discussing the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) at the global and regional levels, and measures to prevent its spread. Participating from Bahraini side was a consultant in infectious diseases, Geriatrics and internal medicine at Salmaniya Medical Complex, Dr Jameela Al-Salman, and Chief of the Disease Control Section at the Health Ministry’s Public Health Directorate, Dr Adel Al-Sayyad.

During the meeting, Chinese experts shed light on several health aspects related to COVID-19, such as precautionary and preventive measures, clinical symptoms, tests, and treatments proven effective in dealing with this virus.

The experts also answered questions on ways to confront Coronavirus. Dr Jameela Al-Salman highlighted the success of the treatment protocol in place in Bahrain, which, she said, “has proven effective in the recovery of many existing cases.”