Zahrani, spokesman of the Health Ministry, said that ministry equipped operations room at Mina Emergency Hospital as an early warning centre in the event of disasters and crises. "The operations room is linked with 10 hospitals in Makkah and the holy sites through electronic network to disclose vacant beds for emergency and intensive care in these hospitals," he added. Al-Zahrani pointed out that there is a coordination among the governmental relevant bodies, especially the Red Crescent and Civil Defense. "Upon directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Health Ministry moved 56 patients of the crane fall accident to Arafat hospital where the patients with critical cases are moved by the air ambulance," he said. The spokesman of the Health Ministry added that the health facilities in Makkah, Madinah and the holy sites are still providing preventive, therapeutic and ambulatory services for the pilgrims. --More 17:53 LOCAL TIME 14:53 GMT تغريد
