The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Prime Minister, chaired today the Cabinet's virtual session. At the outset of the session, the Cabinet was briefed on the latest developments related to the Coronavirus pandemic locally and globally, its developments in the preventive and treatment sides, the latest statistics recorded in the Kingdom, and the results of advanced laboratory tests that have nearly reached seven million examinations, in light of the stability of the index of infected cases, and the increasing rates of recovery, thanks to the preventive measures and health protocols taken, and the medical and health services provided by the state to preserve the health and safety of citizens and expatriates and confront this pandemic and limit its spread. The Cabinet considered that the issuance of the royal order to continue the educational process remotely until the end of the first semester as a confirmation of the care by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for the safety of students, and members of the administrative, educational and training body in schools, institutes, colleges and universities, and their protection from the risks of their exposure to infection with the Coronavirus, as well as their support for and eagerness to continue education through technical capabilities under exceptional circumstances. In his statement to the Saudi Press Agency, Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi, the Acting Minister of Media, stated that the Cabinet described the positive estimates of the credit rating agencies of the Kingdom's economy as reflecting its durability, flexibility and ability to face global economic challenges, the effectiveness of structural reforms and financial and economic policies, and the strength of the financial position of the Kingdom and its ability to continue growth, especially in light of the exceptional crises and circumstances that the world is currently witnessing, stressing that the Kingdom is continuing to achieve the goals of its vision towards enabling its financial sector to be among the largest financial centers in the world by 2030, despite the global economy facing the repercussions of the Coronavirus pandemic. --More 01:04 LOCAL TIME 22:04 GMT 0029 www.spa.gov.sa/2144396
