The World Health Organization (WHO) notes that the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has taken the novel coronavirus situation very seriously. The Saudi Ministry of Health has initiated crucial public health actions -- including intensifying surveillance, initiating investigations and important research and putting control measures in place. One of the reasons why more cases have been identified in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia may be because they have gone ahead to strengthen their surveillance system and lab capacities and network. In a statement issued by the WHO, the organization stressed that the emergence of this new coronavirus is globally recognized as an important and major challenge for all of the countries which have been affected as well as the rest of the world. The Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has recognized this and invited the World Health Organization (WHO) to help them assess the situation and to provide guidance and recommendations. WHO is pleased to be here to work together with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. "At this time there are some things about this new disease we understand. However, I would like to remind everyone that this is a new infection and there are also many gaps in our knowledge that will inevitably take time to fill in," the WHO statement has issued. --More 16:47 LOCAL TIME 13:47 GMT تغريد
