Under the chairmanship of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Prime Minister, the Cabinet held a virtual meeting today. At the outset of the meeting, the Cabinet reviewed the latest developments and health and preventive measures to cope with the Coronavirus COVID-19 in view of the local and international relevant reports. The Cabinet was reassured of the cases recorded in the Kingdom, their health situations, the medical services being provided for them as well as the continuing efforts being rendered by the concerned authorities, levels of preparedness and future prospects to preserve public health and limit the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic at all levels. The Cabinet was briefed on the results of the active survey on a number of districts as the move contributes to scrutinizing the spots of spread of the disease and whereabouts of the suspects prior to treating them and preventing further outbreaks. The Cabinet followed-up the services being provided for Saudi nationals abroad who expressed wish to return to the Kingdom amid the spread of COVID-19 outside, including the potentials put under their disposal in implementation to the instructions of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister, reflecting part of their keenness on the safety and health of citizens and follow up of their situations through reassuring the provision of all services and care for them. The Cabinet hailed the strenuous and distinguished efforts being exerted by government agencies, ad hoc committees and task teams to combat Coronavirus COVID-19 and tackle the impacts incurred, on the health aspect in particular. In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency following the meeting, Acting Minister of Media Dr. Majed bin Abdullah Al-Gasabi said that the Cabinet highlighted the Kingdom's position announced at the virtual summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, citing its commitment to the objectives and principles of the movement, unifying the efforts of member states against the common threat of COVID-19 targeting everyone, through enhancing the world response to confront its health, economic and social repercussions and taking urgent world-wide measures to combat health pandemics and guarantee treating their negative effects. Following that, the Cabinet was briefed on the outcome of the extraordinary meeting of the Arab League Council at the foreign ministers level, denouncing the plots of the Israel occupational authorities to annex any of the occupied Palestinian territories. The Kingdom put it unequivocally at the meeting that the Palestinian issue was and is still the Arab and Muslims central issue and the first priority for the Kingdom since its inception as it rejected any measure or type of occupation of the Palestinian territories and stood steadfast by the side of the Palestinian people in support of their options to achieve their hopes and aspirations in establishing an independent state on the 1967 parallel with East Al-Quds as capital. --More 01:40 LOCAL TIME 22:40 GMT 0031 www.spa.gov.sa/2082937
