AlHijjah 06, 1436, September 20, 2015, SPA -- The Ministry of Health has mobilized all human and technical capabilities to provide its preventive, curative, ambulatory and awareness services for pilgrims, and taken a number of precautions, preparations and procedures which were represented in the application of health requirements on all pilgrims, the intensification of early epidemiological control on land, sea and air, across 15 centers for health monitoring, and epidemiological survey of infectious and non-communicable diseases. The Spokesman of the Ministry of Health Faisal bin Saeed Al-Zahrani explained that the Ministry of Health raised the level of alert and preparedness towards emergency and developments relating to all diseases during the Hajj season this year, especially Corona virus, strengthened the epidemiological and preventive surveillance of this virus and other disease procedures. Al- Zahrani said : The ministry has during the Hajj season this year and in accordance with its strategic plan to apply a precise control system and has formed (106) teams to provide preventive services through awareness and education in Makkah and the holy sites, as well as the formation of (65) field teams for epidemic survey in the Ministry's hospitals that cover pilgrim whereabouts. -- SPA 16:01 LOCAL TIME 13:01 GMT تغريد
